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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. School-closing foes take to the streets again

    Beads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown's face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.
    Beads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown's face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. The school at East 49th Street and South Indiana Avenue is slated...

    Tags: Students, Bronzeville, Kenwood, Chicago Public Schools, Health and Safety at School

    2. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. CTU teachers, parents march to protest closings

    About 100 people, including local teachers, parents and students, marched Saturday morning on the South Side in protest of the proposed closing of 54 schools.
    Tribune reporter
    About 100 people, including local teachers, parents and students, marched Saturday morning on the South Side in protest of the proposed closing of 54 schools. The protest, organized by the Chicago Teachers Union, kicked off at 10 a.m. at Jesse Owens...

    Tags: Elementary Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Education, Teachers, Jesse Owens

    3. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 3 days of marches against school closings planned

    With just over a week before the Chicago Board of Education votes on a proposal to close 54 schools, the Chicago Teachers Union and other activist groups said Monday they would hold marches over three days to protest the plan.
    With just over a week before the Chicago Board of Education votes on a proposal to close 54 schools, the Chicago Teachers Union and other activist groups said Monday they would hold marches over three days to protest the plan. The marches will begin...

    Tags: Karen Lewis, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Elections, Rahm Emanuel

    4. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. School closings tough, but necessary

    Despite the protests and political posturing, the simple truth remains: The city is broke.  And given Chicago’s population decline, some schools are empty.  The Chicago Teachers Union responds that it wants no schools closed. Period. That’...
    5. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. CPS documents raise questions about closings

    Making the case to close Ericson Academy on the West Side, Chicago Public Schools officials stressed that it would cost $9.6 million to fix the 51-year-old building. What they didn't point out in materials provided to parents was that they planned to spend nearly as much this summer on repairs to Sumner Elementary, where Ericson students would be reassigned.
    Making the case to close Ericson Academy on the West Side, Chicago Public Schools officials stressed that it would cost $9.6 million to fix the 51-year-old building. What they didn't point out in materials provided to parents was that they planned to...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Separation of Church and State, Budgets and Budgeting, Energy Saving, Students

    6. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Lawuits say school closings unfair,discriminate against blacks

    The Chicago Teachers Union's decision to go to court to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools, while not unexpected, makes clear that the Board of Education's vote on the proposal next week will not put an end to the controversy.
    Tribune reporter
    The Chicago Teachers Union's decision to go to court to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools, while not unexpected, makes clear that the Board of Education's vote on the proposal next week will not put an end to the controversy. The...

    Tags: Separation of Church and State, Learning Disability, Autism, Trials, Laws

    7. May 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Union sues Chicago, claims racism behind school closure plans

    Reuters
    By Greg McCune CHICAGO, May 15 (Reuters) - The Chicago Teachers Union sued the nation's third-largest school district on Wednesday, saying a plan to close 54 schools this year discriminates against African-American children and those with disabilities....

    Tags: Separation of Church and State, Career and Workplace, Civil Rights, Trials, Labor Disputes

    8. May 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Dim view on Emanuel education policy, Tribune poll finds

    Chicago voters hold a dim view of Rahm Emanuel's stewardship of public education after a tumultuous year that featured a teachers strike and the mayor's push to close many neighborhood elementary schools, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows.
    Chicago voters hold a dim view of Rahm Emanuel's stewardship of public education after a tumultuous year that featured a teachers strike and the mayor's push to close many neighborhood elementary schools, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows....

    Tags: Family, Academic Progress, Finance, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance

    9. May 9, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  9. By the numbers, how Rahm could lose in 2015

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    Friday's print column A new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows that, halfway through his first term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's overall disapproval rating is up 11 percentage points over a year ago. Four in 10 Chicago voters — and nearly half of the......
    10. May 2, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Penny Pritzker nominated for Commerce secretary

    Tribune staff
    Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the new Secretary of Commerce on Thursday, in an expected move that could prove controversial for the longtime political supporter and fundraising heavyweight....

    Tags: Political Fundraising, U.S. Congress, Sally Jewell, Career and Workplace, Companies and Corporations

    11. May 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Voice of the People, May. 10

    Union business This is in response to "My challenge to Karen Lewis" (Perspective, April 26), by Tanya Saunders-Wolffe, a counselor at Jesse Owens Community Academy on the Far South Side. Why is the Chicago Tribune newspaper a venue for proselytizing...

    Tags: Education, Englewood, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Public Schools, Karen Lewis

    12. May 1, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Teachers at UNO charters vote to unionize

    Teachers at schools run by the United Neighborhood Organization, one of the largest charter networks in the city, voted Wednesday to unionize.
    Teachers at schools run by the United Neighborhood Organization, one of the largest charter networks in the city, voted Wednesday to unionize. Teachers at privately run, publicly funded charter schools in Chicago have never been part of the Chicago...

    Tags: Charter Schools, Education, American Federation of Teachers, Chicago Charter Schools, Teachers

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