Chicago Public Radio
Now Playing

10:00am Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!
11:00am Sound Opinions
  View Schedule

Pledge Now

There are many ways to support public radio.
Submit
Events
7.31.2010 Bughouse Square Debates
8.5.2010 Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Live
View full calendar
revolution in access
Feder Blog
Submit
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • unknown
Eight Forty-Eight Monday through Thursday at 9am and 8pm; Friday at 9am
Eight Forty-Eight 12/7/2009
Principal and Parents Unite to Transform a School




 
 
Bookmark and Share Share
 

The Nettlehorst School. Photo by David
Ten years ago the last place residents of the Chicago neighborhood Lakeview wanted to send their kids was Nettelhorst Elementary School. Now, it’s one of the most sought after. Susan Kurland was the principal of Nettelhorst when she and two moms helped turn the neighborhood school around. Kurland also co-authored How to Walk to School: Blueprint for a Neighborhood School Renaissance. She told Richard Steele the community didn’t always support Nettelhorst.

Related:
Is Design the Third Teacher in Schools?

Music Button: Nickodemus, "Sun People-Earthrise Soundsystem Remix", from the CD Sun People Remixed, (ESL records)
Leave a comment
Rodolfo, Logan Square // Monday, December 07, 2009 @ 8:26 PM

This segment took me back to my old neighborhood. I graduated from this school in '86. It was a good school back then. I still remember my old teachers and miss the 'hood.

Local News
Illinois Ready To Help Michigan

Msall: Daley Should Restructure Services to Balance Budget

Illinois Stiffens Penalties for Wage Theft

Chicago Budget Faces $654 Million Deficit

Food Truck Opens for Business, Aldermen To Debate Issue

Daley Looking to Expand Internet Access to Under-Developed Neighborhoods

Blagojevich Jurors Want Lots of Info



National News
Debris Sets Back Work On Stopping The Gusher

Ariz. Gov. Considers Changing Immigration Law

Obama Attempts Jump Start In Detroit

Alternative Energy And Ideas For The Auto Industry

Teen Turns VW Bug Into Electric Car

Hackers Convene At Def Con 18

BP Hires Gulf Scientists; Are They Buying Silence?

Saving Wildlife From The Midwestern Oil Spill

'Trek In The Park': Drama In The Final Frontier

Is WikiLeaks An Editor-In-Chief Or Prolific Source?

War Games Lure Recruits For The Real Thing

The Big Day: Chelsea Clinton To Wed In Upstate N.Y.

Ethics Panel To Charge Calif. Rep. Waters

November Hearing For Arizona Immigration Law

California Fire Menaces Homes, Power Lines



International News
Mexico's Drug War More Sophisticated, Deadlier

Syria, Saudi Arabia Brace For Strife In Lebanon

Hundreds Dead In Pakistani Floods

FAA Downgrades Mexico's Air Safety Rating

In Rare Summit, Arab Rivals Try To Ease Tension

Jewish Women Fight For Equality At Jerusalem Western Wall

Fires Rage Across Russia Amid Record Heat

U.S. Embassy Staff In Paris Fall Ill; Mail Suspected

More Than 300 Dead In Pakistan Floods

Floods Paralyze Pakistan

China's Hidden Economy Of Graft Undermines State

India: No Country For Old People?

July Becomes Deadliest Month Of Afghan War

U.S. Closes Consulate In Mexico's Ciudad Juarez

Alleged Mexican Drug Lord Killed In Shootout