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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Littlest orator moves people on both sides of CPS debate

    Just 4 feet tall, the tiniest student protester stands on a chair to reach the lectern. The microphone is adjusted so he can speak to the crowds of people, who are sometimes stunned for a second — who is this kid? — and then electrified.
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    Just 4 feet tall, the tiniest student protester stands on a chair to reach the lectern. The microphone is adjusted so he can speak to the crowds of people, who are sometimes stunned for a second — who is this kid? — and then electrified....

    Tags: Steve Garvey, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Dwayne Johnson, Teachers

    2. May 25, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. After vote, school closings plan must race clock

    Chicago Public Schools has just three months to oversee Mayor Rahm Emanuel's massive school closing plan, a process laden with logistical challenges that could prove every bit as difficult for the system as the months leading up to last week's vote. Here...

    Tags: Chicago Mayor, House Building, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Teachers Strike, DePaul University

    3. Oct 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Lawsuit filed by Chicago Teachers Union, others seeks to overturn pension law

    Pension reform in Illinois got a rare legislative victory when the General Assembly moved to close loopholes that allowed labor leaders to land six-figure public pensions based on their much higher union salaries.
    Pension reform in Illinois got a rare legislative victory when the General Assembly moved to close loopholes that allowed labor leaders to land six-figure public pensions based on their much higher union salaries. The measure, which deals with abuses...

    Tags: Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Pension and Welfare, 401K, Unions

    4. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Hearing set on lawsuits over CPS closings

    A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut 49 elementary schools, a federal judge on Thursday scheduled a four-day hearing in July on two lawsuits that seek to halt the closings.
    A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut 49 elementary schools, a federal judge on Thursday scheduled a four-day hearing in July on two lawsuits that seek to halt the closings. The hearing before U.S. District Judge John Lee...

    Tags: Justice System, Separation of Church and State, Chicago Public Schools, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice

    5. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism

    Citadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group.
    Tribune staff reporter
    Citadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, CNBC (tv network), Mutual Funds

    6. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Hearing set in lawsuits over Chicago Public Schools closings

    A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut down 50 schools, a federal judge today scheduled a four-day hearing in July to decide whether to halt the closures.
    Tribune reporter
    A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut down 50 schools, a federal judge today scheduled a four-day hearing in July to decide whether to halt the closures. The hearing before U.S. District Judge John Lee is likely to include...

    Tags: Justice System, Separation of Church and State, Chicago Public Schools, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Chicago board approves largest school closing

    Reuters
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Board of Education voted on Wednesday to close 50 schools - including about 10 percent of all elementary schools - in the largest mass school closing in the nation. The closings in mainly Hispanic and African-American...

    Tags: Chicago Mayor, Gang Activity, Washington, DC, Budgets and Budgeting, Rahm Emanuel

    8. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. CPS OKs massive closings

    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings.
    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings....

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

    9. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Chicago school board to vote on mass school closing

    Reuters
    By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - The Chicago Board of Education is due to vote on Wednesday on a controversial proposal to close 54 schools in the country's third-largest public school district in what would be the largest mass school...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Chicago Mayor, Justice System, Rahm Emanuel, Separation of Church and State

    10. May 17, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  10. Open thread: The weeks in review

    Change of Subject
    The "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup......
    11. May 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Voice of the People, May. 22

    Labeling schools In the controversy over school closings, we often hear the term "failing" as a reason for closing a school. The use of this term is both degrading and insulting to the students, teachers and parents of those schools. A school is a...

    Tags: Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, DePaul University, Chicago Public Schools, Karen Lewis

    12. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 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: Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Activism, Teachers, Teaching and Learning

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