Ariel Community Academy is a grammar school in Chicago, Illinois that used to be named Shakespeare Public School. In 1996, Arne Duncan and John W. Rogers, Jr. were part of a network that funded and supported the school.[1] 80% of the eighth-grade graduates from the academy are accepted at elite area high schools.[2]
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- ^ Young, Lauren (March 2002). "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood". SmartMoney. http://www.smartmoney.com/investing/mutual-funds/mr-rogers-neighborhood-12405/. Retrieved on 2008-12-17.
- ^ Zweig, Jason (2007-07-06). "Buy. Hold. Profit. Give Back.: Ariel Capital's John Rogers built an outstanding record investing in a few "great ideas" for the long run. Then he had his own idea: to launch a school to teach inner-city kids about money.". Money. Cable News Network. http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/19/pf/rogers_interview.moneymag/. Retrieved on 2008-12-18.
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