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• Chicago Public Schools unveils 'balanced' FY 2017 budget
• Correction: Schools-Absent Students-Glance story
• Correction: Schools-Absent Students story
• Comparing Public and Private Schools for an Undergrad Business Degree
• Get Experience at Top Tech Companies as a Teenager

Chicago Public Schools unveils 'balanced' FY 2017 budget Posted: 08 Aug 2016 02:50 PM PDT Chicago's public school system on Monday proposed a "balanced" $5.75 billion operating budget for fiscal 2017 that relies on rosy assumptions of union give-backs and added funding support from Illinois' gridlocked state government. "With this budget, we'll move the district on to stronger footing and stand ready to partner with leaders in Springfield to advance long-term education funding reform and pension equity," Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool said in a statement. Claypool said the fact that Illinois and city taxpayers stepped up with additional money shows "good faith" that the union should replicate by having its members pay more toward their pensions.

Correction: Schools-Absent Students-Glance story Posted: 08 Aug 2016 12:20 PM PDT In a state-by-state glance on June 7 and 8, The Associated Press, using data provided by the U.S. Department of Education, reported erroneously that Florida had a 4.5 percent chronic absenteeism rate. The Education Department says that after questions were raised by AP, it discovered technical errors in the data submitted by Florida. The correct percentage for the state was not available.

Correction: Schools-Absent Students story Posted: 08 Aug 2016 11:48 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story about students habitually missing school, The Associated Press, using data provided by the U.S. Department of Education, reported erroneously that Florida had the lowest rate of chronic absenteeism. The Education Department says that after questions raised by AP, it discovered technical errors in the data submitted by Florida..

Comparing Public and Private Schools for an Undergrad Business Degree Posted: 08 Aug 2016 06:30 AM PDT For college students majoring in business, the type of school they attend may play a big role in their starting salaries after graduation. Alumni from private schools had a starting salary that was 11.3 percent higher than public school grads, according to a July blog post from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. A school's salary data can reveal the type of academic instruction students receive, says Burton Hollifield, the academic head of the undergraduate business administration degree and a professor of finance at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, a private institution in Pittsburgh.

Get Experience at Top Tech Companies as a Teenager Posted: 08 Aug 2016 05:00 AM PDT When it comes to landing a job in the tech industry, 15-year-old Enrique Avina may have an edge on the competition. The Facebook program, a partnership with nonprofit Foundation for a College Education, welcomes a small group of high schoolers living near the company's Menlo Park, California, headquarters for six weeks and is geared toward students from underprivileged backgrounds. Facebook is not the only big-name tech company with programs for teens -- similar opportunities exist at Google and Microsoft.

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