$50 million—for what?

  The Chicago Public Schools spent $50 million in federal money on after-school tutoring for 56,000 students last year but test scores show it got limited bang for its buck. Tutored elementary students showed only slightly more gains in reading on state tests in 2006 than comparable kids who were eligible for tutoring but didn’t get the extra help. Read more about the tutoring, which is mandated by NCLB, in this article from the Chicago Sun-Times.