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Chicago Teachers Union files 10-day strike notice
Tribune reporterThe Chicago Teachers Union filed a 10-day strike notice on Wednesday in an attempt to put additional pressure on Chicago Public Schools negotiators in ongoing contract talks. At a packed news conference Wednesday, CTU president Karen Lewis accused CPS...Tags: Strikes, Chicago Public Schools, Work Relations, Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning
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CPS's strike plan short on details
WGN NewsIf teachers walk off the job, CPS has a plan to keep kids occupied and safe. They'll open more than 100 neighborhood schools and utilize park district buildings to feed kids and offer activities. But it's enormously complicated when you think about...Tags: Strikes, Career and Workplace
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Chicago school board unanimously rejects fact-finder's report
WGN NewsThe Chicago Board of Education unanimously voted to reject an independent fact-finder's report recommending 35 percent raises for Chicago's teachers over the next four years. Following a brief, 40-minute closed session at Chicago Public Schools...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Newsroom CAN TV: Host Ken Davis is joined by teachers Kimberly Walls (Fulton Elementary School), David... -
Doing the math on the 'miracle' of Chicago's longer school day
Change of SubjectMy first thought: The recent agreement between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union to add 477 elementary teachers to the payroll and therefore staff the new, longer school day without appreciably increasing the workload for existing... -
New school year brings longer school day for CPS
Tribune reporterChicago Public Schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard joined local elected officials and personalities from a hip-hop radio station in welcoming back students this morning at the high-performing Lindblom Math and Science Academy in the city's Englewood...Tags: Radio Industry, Education, Science and Technology, Chicago Public Schools, Teaching and Learning
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Schools chief cancels summer classes at 18 schools
For a second time in two weeks, the summertime heat has led to the cancellation of Chicago Public School summer classes, officials said. CPS chief executive officer Jean-Claude Brizard has ordered summer school classes cancelled at 18 schools that do not...
Tags: Monroe (Fairfield, Connecticut), Kenwood, Weather, Weather Reports, Chicago Weather
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Midwest can't get any relief from oppressive heat
DETROIT (AP) — When the air conditioner stopped in Ashley Jackson's Southfield, Mich., home, so too did normal conversations and nightly rest. "Inside the house it was 91 degrees. ... I wasn't talking to anybody. Nobody was talking to anybody,"...
Tags: Weather Warnings, Millennium Park, Chicago Public Schools, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Weather
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Midwest can't get any relief from oppressive heat
DETROIT (AP) — When the air conditioner stopped in Ashley Jackson's Southfield, Mich., home, so too did normal conversations and nightly rest. "Inside the house it was 91 degrees. ... I wasn't talking to anybody. Nobody was talking to anybody,"...Tags: Weather Warnings, Millennium Park, Chicago Public Schools, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Weather
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CTU gears up for 'strike authorization vote' today
WGN NEWSThe Chicago Teachers Union is preparing on Tuesday for a "strike authorization vote" planned for Wednesday. CTU President Karen Lewis and other union leaders visited schools across the city to distribute ballots and voting materials. Rank-and-...Tags: Strikes, Chicago Public Schools, Elections, Career and Workplace, Politics
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Teachers union members voting on strike authorization
More than 25,000 Chicago teachers union members are eligible to vote Wednesday on whether to authorize a strike. While union members vote today Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard was on the Southeast Side, telling parents the vote is...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Elections, Career and Workplace, Politics, Unions
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City schools scaling back summer programs, citing lack of federal cash
Tribune reporterWith money tight,Chicago Public Schools'summer Safe Haven program will be scaled back and serve fewer students. Last year, the district used $975,000 in federal stimulus funds for Safe Haven, which encompassed 100 churches working with 5,000 students...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Garry McCarthy, Teaching and Learning, Students, Federated States of Micronesia
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Aug 13, 2012
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Jul 6, 2012
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Jun 6, 2012
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Jun 6, 2012
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Jun 13, 2012
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