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...tough job awaits Duncan as he transitions to Washington from Chicago, where he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Public Schools since 2001. During his tenure, CPS targeted perennial problems with student and family involvement by sponsoring initiatives with names like “Real Men Read” and “Don’t Drop Out.” Significant reform initiatives helped boost ACT scores, doubled the number of CPS students taking Advanced Placement exams, and opened over thirty new schools. In Washington, Duncan will have to take on education reform...
...cities still in the running for the 2016 Summer Games - Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo will hand their final submissions to the IOC this week - are also wary of the downturn. Chicago's plan for the Games rests almost entirely on contributions from businesses, foundations and individuals. "The private funding initiatives on behalf of the general public [are] a well-established precedent in Chicago," says Patrick Ryan, chairman and CEO of Chicago 2016. Ryan remains optimistic that Chicago can raise enough money should it win the Games, not least because Chicago's proposed athletes' village would be located...
...slowdown, said Maki. Limiting the number of new venues helps; good maintenance of several sites used during the 1964 Tokyo Games means that 23 of the 34 venues earmarked for 2016 already exist. That's a similar proportion to London's plan, though slightly higher than that of Chicago or Rio de Janeiro...
...Round-Trips. STA Travel is offering a "Travel Bailout: 5 Days 5 Deals." Every day from Feb. 9 to Feb. 13, 20 tickets to a single destination - Miami, L.A., New York City, Denver or Chicago - will be offered for just $100 round-trip. The city of the day is announced on the website at 11 a.m. EST, but you have to call 800-360-9273 starting at 1 p.m. EST to get a ticket. Hope you've got fast redial reflexes...
...booking site devoted to helping his fellow handicapped globe-trotters. Launching on Feb. 19, the site will include information on accessible hotels in San Francisco and eight European cities - including London, Paris and Prague - and will expand over the next few months to include New York City, Miami, Chicago, Boston, L.A., Scandinavia and New Zealand...