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    Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. As school shuts, kids worry about what's next

    After 119 years, school's out forever at West Pullman Elementary.
    After 119 years, school's out forever at West Pullman Elementary. On Wednesday, seventh-grader Willie Cooper and his classmates walked out of the Far South Side school, one of 49 elementary schools the city is shutting down, for the last time. There...

    Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, Rahm Emanuel, Pullman

    2. Jun 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Voice of the People, Jun. 20

    Suburban summer guilt Affluent suburban parents take life way too seriously, and part of that seriousness is planning every waking moment of their kids' lives. When I was a kid, growing up in Chicago's Gresham neighborhood, we were unofficially expected...

    Tags: Bill Gates, Gresham, Schools, Public Schools, Teaching and Learning

    3. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Chicago Forward: Pass or Fail for the Chicago Public Schools?

    The newsmaker onstage at Tuesday evening's Chicago Forward was Chicago Public Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett. But at the center of her discussion with Editorial Page Editor Bruce Dold were questions Chicagoans and others had about the future of the schools. The leadoff question was about trust. The answer was hard truth:
    The newsmaker onstage at Tuesday evening's Chicago Forward was Chicago Public Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett. But at the center of her discussion with Editorial Page Editor Bruce Dold were questions Chicagoans and others had about the future of the...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune

    4. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Protests rare over Blackhawks' name, logo

    Just after the <a href=&quot;http://chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a> captured the Stanley Cup in 2010, hockey fan Anthony Roy created a Facebook page suggesting that the team change its logo from an Indian head, which he considers culturally insensitive, to a bird. On Tuesday, the page had received 357 likes.
    Just after the Chicago Blackhawks captured the Stanley Cup in 2010, hockey fan Anthony Roy created a Facebook page suggesting that the team change its logo from an Indian head, which he considers culturally insensitive, to a bird. On Tuesday, the page had...

    Tags: Sports, U.S. Congress, The Seminole Tribe, Arts and Culture, Symbols and Symbolism

    5. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. CPS leader predicts happier ties with teachers union

    Chicago Public Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett offered an upbeat vision of the district's future during an event Tuesday night, a dramatically different take from that given by Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis in a speech earlier in the day.
    Chicago Tribune reporters
    Chicago Public Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett offered an upbeat vision of the district's future during an event Tuesday night, a dramatically different take from that given by Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis in a speech earlier in the...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Layoffs and Downsizing, Elections, Chicago Mayor, Karen Lewis

    6. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. CTU's Lewis rips Emanuel's 'elite' advisers

    In the wake of recent school closings and teacher layoffs, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis took aim Tuesday at the two R&rsquo;s of her education reform effort &mdash; racism and revenue.
    Clout Street
    In the wake of recent school closings and teacher layoffs, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis took aim Tuesday at the two R’s of her education reform effort — racism and revenue. Lewis, speaking to the City Club of Chicago, did not...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Taxation, Career and Workplace, Rahm Emanuel, Justice and Rights

    7. Jun 16, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  7. McDonald's sued for paying Pa. employees with fee-carrying debit cards

    She spent her days serving up Happy Meals, but when it came time to get paid, Natalie Gunshannon says a local McDonald's franchisee gave her an unhappy deal.
    She spent her days serving up Happy Meals, but when it came time to get paid, Natalie Gunshannon says a local McDonald's franchisee gave her an unhappy deal. The Shavertown McDonald's forces workers to be paid only one way: with a payroll debit card...

    Tags: Employment, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Justice System

    8. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Voice of the People, Jun. 15

    Gay marriage As our legislators in Illinois struggle with gay marriage laws, I would like to offer some insights about gay people that may help to expedite the process. I am not gay, but the following are statements I firmly believe to be true: •...

    Tags: Sports, Social Security, Chicago Park District, Pension and Welfare, Soldier Field

    9. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Wendy Paulson, birder and conservationist

    It takes a trained ear to know the call of the grasshopper sparrow. Or a bobolink. Or even a meadowlark. For Wendy Paulson, standing in the grasslands of North Barrington and focusing her telescope on a rare savannah sparrow for all to see, it brings her great joy.
    It takes a trained ear to know the call of the grasshopper sparrow. Or a bobolink. Or even a meadowlark. For Wendy Paulson, standing in the grasslands of North Barrington and focusing her telescope on a rare savannah sparrow for all to see, it brings...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Wildlife, Conservation, Customs and Tradition, Teachers

    10. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. CPS to lay off hundreds of teachers from closing schools

    Chicago Public Schools said Friday that 663 employees at schools the district is closing, including teachers, teaching assistants and bus aides, don't qualify to follow students to their new schools and will be laid off. The total includes 420 teachers,...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting, Government Debt, Collective Contract, Layoffs and Downsizing

    11. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. CPS announces teacher layoffs; union braces for more

    The Chicago Teachers Union knew school closings were going to be a blow for its membership, and it's starting to learn how big the hit could be.
    The Chicago Teachers Union knew school closings were going to be a blow for its membership, and it's starting to learn how big the hit could be. The announcement by Chicago Public Schools on Friday that 420 teachers, more than a third of them with...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting, Layoffs and Downsizing, Chicago Teachers Union, Unemployment

    12. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Editorial: Parents have to be involved in their kids education

    Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett sought to swivel the spotlight this week away from the 49 underused Chicago schools that will close soon and back on the 632 that will <em>not</em>. Byrd-Bennett unveiled a five-year &quot;action plan" to help kids graduate, to ready them for college, career, life.
    Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett sought to swivel the spotlight this week away from the 49 underused Chicago schools that will close soon and back on the 632 that will not. Byrd-Bennett unveiled a five-year "action plan" to help kids...

    Tags: Students, School Examinations, Colleges and Universities, Academic Progress, Teachers

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