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**Note:** We had our first official meeting on January 18, where a group of about 8 of us discussed Diane Ravitch's new book, Reign of Error.  Greetings from City Lit Books,

Thanks so much for coming to our first Education Matters Discussion Group. Before I get to next month's meeting date, I want to share a couple links to websites of groups we mentioned:

 www.substancenews.net : Substance News--Chicago based online reporting on public schools

 morethanascorechicago.org : More Than A Score Chicago--community advocacy group raising concerns about the "testing regime" in CPS

 www.raiseyourhand.org : Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education--grassroots coalition who advocates for public education    dianeravitch.com : Diane Ravitch's Website--it has some good stuff

 Mark you calendar for our next meeting on: Sunday, February 23rd, 3pm

 We will be reading //Jonathan Kozol's The Shame of a Nation//, which adds much detail and narrative voice those underlying factors behind the achievement gap, and shows the punitive and rote methods teachers of students most in need are being pressured to adopt.

 (If you're like me and like to //really// plan ahead, our March meeting will be Sunday, March 23rd, at 3pm . We will be reading //Alfie Kohn's// __Feel-Bad Education__ .)

 Both books are available at City Lit Books; mention the book club and enjoy 10% off.

 Thanks again for coming and being part of a good discussion. I was thrilled to have such a responsive showing on our first meeting. Please share this group with any of your friends and colleagues that might be interested. I hope to see you all next month!

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