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Schools, union chiefs meet, talk longer school day, school year
Tribune reporterChicago Public Schools’ chief executive officer Jean-Claude Brizard and Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis met Tuesday, and one of the topics on the table was a longer school day. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is continuing to push for lengthening...Tags: Elections, Career and Workplace, Rahm Emanuel, Politics, Teachers Unions
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Chicago schools, preventing violence, and the arts on Chicago Live! this week (Plus a code for discount tickets)
This week’s Chicago Live! lineup has shaped into a timely gathering of people and organizations working to better Chicago.
The just-released film “The Interrupters” is drawing international attention to Chicago’s innovative...Tags: Steve James, Documentary (genre), Schools, Michael Phillips, Human Interest
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Brizard likes idea of teachers visiting students' homes
Tribune reportersNew Chicago schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard expressed support today for the idea of teachers and staff visiting students at home, even in some of the city’s toughest neighborhoods. At an event Thursday held by United Neighborhood Organization,...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Charter Schools, Education
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CPS board rescinds 4% teacher raises
Tribune reportersThe Chicago Public Schools board voted unanimously today to rescind a 4 percent increase in teacher salaries in the Chicago Teachers Union's contract. The district says it's now facing a $712 million deficit--$8 million less than initially projected...Tags: Career and Workplace, Finance, Teachers Unions, Wages and Pensions, Chicago Public Schools
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New schools chief: I wouldn't take bonus this year
Tribune reporterNew Chicago Public Schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard has yet to release the details of his contract, but he’s saying that even though the contract includes performance-based bonuses he won’t be taking any this year. At a taping of WBBM...Tags: Contracts, Chicago Public Schools
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Mercy!
Change of SubjectIf you’re keeping score at home, which I happen to be, the tally looks to be stuck: Chicago Public Schools –13 Chicago Teachers Union – 470 That’s 13 city public elementary schools where the teachers have voted to extend their........ -
Counter-offer / concession: Schools chief suggests school-time issue compromise truce
Change of SubjectFrom Jean-Claude Brizard, CEO, Chicago Public Schools To: Karen Lewis, president, Chicago Teachers Union September 30, 2011 Dear Karen: As I outlined in my voicemail earlier today, thirteen schools have so far elected to join the Longer School Day... -
Steps needed to correct deftness deficit at the CTU
Change of SubjectFriday's print column is an expanded version of an earlier blog post on this site. Karen Lewis should step down as president of the Chicago Teachers Union. Her latest gaffe — delivering several ill-chosen remarks during a speech in Seattle...... -
More salaries online
Change of SubjectA commenter noted that the public school teacher / administrator salary database is a nice companion to Chicago's nifty new salary database of all current city employees. I'm a city resident, and I'm more than OK with the recently announced...... -
New CPS chief will be paid $250,000 a year
Tribune reporterNew Chicago schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard says his salary will remain at $250,000 as approved by the outgoing school board as a temporary measure last month. That salary was part of a short-term contract to run through June 30. The incoming board has...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), New York City, Career and Workplace, Los Angeles, Schaumburg
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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 Tonight -- The Week in Review (WTTW,Ch. 11) Host Joel Weisman with Charles Thomas, ABC-7 News; Lorraine Forte,.... -
Union: CPS chief should release contract details
Tribune reporterThe Chicago Teachers Union today called on new schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard to release the full terms of his contract. On Tuesday, Brizard told reporters that his salary was set at $250,000 in the final contract. The school board had agreed to pay...Tags: Politics, Censorship
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