Quotable:
"The class teaches values that America doesn't really hold that much anymore. ??I've learned to think about cowboy values when tough things come my way."
- Trevor Unruh, student at Cherry Creek High School, which offers courses based on "Cowboy Ethics"
The Denver Post: Old West lessons change students' lives
Notable:
25%:
Percentage of ninth-grade students diagnosed with emotional disturbances who graduate from Chicago Public Schools five years later. ??Overall, 70 percent of students without identified disabilities and 50 percent of special-needs students graduate from CPS five years later.
Chicago Tribune: Disabled students: Report links high absences to poor academic performance in Chicago public high schools