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School closing foes, board members set for showdown
Hundreds of community activists, parents, students and union leaders are expected to converge Wednesday morning at Chicago Public Schools'headquarters to pressure the school board to reject a reform package that includes closing or overhauling 17...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Anthony Beale, Michael Bilandic, Chicago City Hall, DePaul University
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Chicago is Yo-Yo Ma's cultural soapbox
The Chicago Public Schools, the Silk Road Ensemble, the Humanities Festival, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Citizen Musician, "cultural entrepreneurship" — Yo-Yo Ma has a way of filling his plate during his now-...
Tags: Public Schools, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music, Aspen Institute, Rahm Emanuel
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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: Teachers, Karen Lewis, Jesse Owens, Chicago Tribune, Mother's Day
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Surprised? I am
Change of SubjectStory: Independent hearing officers are opposing 14 of the school closings proposed by Chicago Public Schools officials, citing safety concerns and the district's failure to show students would be going to better schools The cynic in me thought the... -
Emanuel's Chicagoness an issue to many
Rahm Emanuel is a North Shore-bred millionaire who trained as a ballet dancer and vacations in Vietnam. It's part of the back story to his hard-charging, ran-the-White-House public persona. It's also an image, perhaps, that has led a majority of...
Tags: Richard M. Daley, Chicago Cubs, Rahm Emanuel, Prices, Elections
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Charter school advocates call for fair funding at Loop rally
Thousands of people wearing bright yellow caps rallied in the Loop's Federal Plaza on Wednesday evening in support of privately run charter schools, which are under more scrutiny because of the city's plan to close 53 neighborhood schools. The rally was...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Rahm Emanuel, Justice System, Judges, Chicago Mayor
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Possible CPS strike puts college at risk for some
Growing up on a foreboding South Side block near Brainerd Park, Brooks College Prep senior running back Cleveland Clark considers every day a gift. Not to mention a challenge. "I know what type of neighborhood I live in so I do my best not to even be...
Tags: Teachers, Swimming, Strikes, Career and Workplace, Awards and Prizes
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Nutrition advocates putting heat on Flamin' Hot Cheetos
On a recent sunny fall afternoon, students from Lake View High School streamed out of a nearby convenience store munching after-school snacks. Some bought cookies and snack cakes. Others got soft drinks and candy. But the majority walked out of Touchdown...
Tags: Food Industry, Music, YMCA, Potatoes, Science and Technology
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Miracle worker in the school kitchen
On a recent winter day at a Chicago public high school, "fish tacos" were on the lunch menu.
"Look at this," one student grumbled, flicking at a stiff flour tortilla on her tray. "They give us this with fish sticks and call it a fish taco. That ain't...Tags: Breads, Food Industry, Harvard Medical School, Lifestyle and Leisure, Personal Income
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Tall Ships Chicago returns to Navy Pier in August
Tribune reporterFourteen majestic sailing vessels will glide into Navy Pier in August for the return of a beloved festival that now includes a competition with sailors from around the world. Tall Ships Chicago 2013 will be held from Aug. 7 to Aug. 11 on the lakefront...Tags: United States Naval Academy, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Navy Pier, Sailing
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Lindblom school closed for day after meningitis death
Lindblom Math and Science Academy will be closed Wednesday following the death of a student from bacterial meningitis, Chicago Public Schools officials announced late Tuesday. A 16-year-old student was found dead at home on Monday, apparently of a form...Tags: Meningitis, Health and Safety at School
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Hearing officers criticize CPS plans
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push to shut 53 city elementary schools ran into an unexpected buzz saw of criticism Tuesday from hearing officers hired to vet the process, with several raising doubts about the wisdom of the proposals and recommending against 13...
Tags: Teachers, Northwestern University, Rahm Emanuel, Justice System, Students
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