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CPS approves largest school closure in Chicago's history
Tribune reportersMonths 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: Ameya Pawar, Lobbying, Walter Burnett, Jr., Garfield Park, Mahalia Jackson
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There's a lot to learn from the names of schools
Time for a Chicago history quiz. 1. Who was Ignance (also known as Ignacy) Paderewski? a. A Polish pianist b. The second prime minister of the Republic of Poland c. The namesake of a school on the list of 54 Chicago public schools set to be closed...
Tags: Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Little Village, Schools, Public Schools, Charter Schools
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List of schools and program to be closed
The following elementary schools, and one high school program that is part of a school, will be shut down: 1. Louis Armstrong Math & Science Elementary School 2. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School 3. Arna Wendell Bontemps Elementary School 4....Tags: Ryerson Incorporated, Schools, Garfield Park, Robin Williams, Elementary Schools
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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....
Tags: Mahalia Jackson, Near North Side, Teaching and Learning, Politics, Karen Lewis
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CTU teachers, parents march to protest closings
Tribune reporterAbout 100 people, including local teachers, parents and students, marched Saturday morning on the South Side in protest of the proposed closing of 54 schools. The protest, organized by the Chicago Teachers Union, kicked off at 10 a.m. at Jesse Owens...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Teaching and Learning, Schools, Chicago Mayor, Education
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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: Englewood, Teaching and Learning, Mother's Day, Education, Karen Lewis
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'Inside the NBA' host Kenny Smith talks race and sexuality in sports
NBA player Jason Collins’ decision to come out as gay continues to be the biggest news of the week -- a story amplified by the comments of basketball analyst Chris Broussard on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" calling homosexuality "an open rebellion to...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Sports, Two and a Half Men (tv program), Jason Collins, Basketball
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My challenge to Karen Lewis
A year ago Chicago teachers, clinicians, paraprofessionals and parents hoped that their strength in numbers and unity would yield the legislative action and contract settlement needed to remedy the problems teachers face in the classroom —...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Collective Contract, Schools, Chicago Mayor, Elections
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Jesse Owens family objects to proposed closing of Jesse Owens Community Academy
Change of SubjectStory. Jesse Owens was a great and inspirational figure and a wonderful namesake for a school, but sentiment like this should not be part of the debate over school closings. Maybe one of the newly combined schools could drop its...... -
Glendale's Frank Wykoff, Frank Albert, Hoover's Jack Davis among CIF's 100 greatest
With an eye on the future, the CIF Southern Section remembered its past when it unveiled its “100 Athletes for 100 Years” on Saturday at a reception in Los Angeles. The list featured three former local standouts who helped blaze trails...
Tags: Track and Field, Sports, Awards and Prizes, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Summer Olympics
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Defensive surge lifts Loyola lacrosse back in hunt for repeat bid
When Nick Liddil scored with nine seconds left in Ohio State's 9-4 loss to Loyola in an Eastern College Athletic Conference men's lacrosse showdown Saturday, it was a footnote in a contest that had been decided much earlier. Try telling that to the...
Tags: Michigan Wolverines, Sports, Loyola University Maryland, Charley Toomey, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Champion
Blogging with Bill WhiteBetween the blog and my column, I've written several times about poet/playwright/composer/educator Edwin Romond of Wind Gap. I'm no poetry expert, but his themes and his words have touched me, over and over. I had the honor of introducing Romond......
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Apr 26, 2013
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Feb 19, 2013
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