Where Have All of the Teachers Gone?

The Costs of Teacher Turnover in ACORN Neighborhood Schools in Chicago

June 2003

By Chicaco ACORN

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now

650 S. Clark St., Suite 200

Chicago, IL

(312) 939-7488

ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, with over 120,000 member families organized into 600 neighborhood chapters in 45 cities across the country. Since 1970 ACORN has taken action and won victories on issues of concern to our members. Our priorities include: better housing for first time homebuyers and tenants, living wages for low-wage workers, more investment in our communities from banks and governments, and better public schools. We achieve these goals by building community organizations that have the power to win changes -- through direct action, negotiation, legislation, and voter participation. ACORN's website is at www.acorn.org. To receive updates on ACORN's work every two weeks go to http://acorn.org/getinvolved

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