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    May 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Dim view on Emanuel education policy, Tribune poll finds

    Chicago voters hold a dim view of Rahm Emanuel's stewardship of public education after a tumultuous year that featured a teachers strike and the mayor's push to close many neighborhood elementary schools, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows.
    Chicago voters hold a dim view of Rahm Emanuel's stewardship of public education after a tumultuous year that featured a teachers strike and the mayor's push to close many neighborhood elementary schools, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows....

    Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, Teachers, Jean-Claude Brizard, Rahm Emanuel, Family

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Summer vacation time not equal across Chicagoland

    While many of her friends are stuck in school into June, Wauconda eighth-grader Alexandra Hayden plans to take advantage of her district's early summer break to beat the crowds at Six Flags Great America.
    While many of her friends are stuck in school into June, Wauconda eighth-grader Alexandra Hayden plans to take advantage of her district's early summer break to beat the crowds at Six Flags Great America. "I'm going to party," said Alexandra, who is...

    Tags: Teachers, Career and Workplace, DePaul University, Students, Chicago Public Schools

    3. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Chicago Teachers Union re-elects Karen Lewis

    Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial figure who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel by leading a seven-day strike last fall, was easily re-elected to a second three-year term Friday, according to unofficial results released by the...

    Tags: Teachers, Career and Workplace, Chicago Teachers Union, Merchandise Mart, Chicago Mayor

    4. May 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Union sues Chicago, claims racism behind school closure plans

    Reuters
    By Greg McCune CHICAGO, May 15 (Reuters) - The Chicago Teachers Union sued the nation's third-largest school district on Wednesday, saying a plan to close 54 schools this year discriminates against African-American children and those with disabilities....

    Tags: Teachers, Racism, Career and Workplace, Chicago Teachers Union, Trials

    5. Sep 27, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. 'Won't Back Down' gets a D+ for a public school polemic ★ 1/2

    Bored and visibly sneering as she fiddles with her cellphone while sitting at her desk, the grade school teacher barely takes notice of the sweet young girl challenged by learning disabilities. The student stands nervously before the blackboard, struggling to read a sentence aloud. The other students mock her, cruelly. The teacher tacitly encourages the mockery. She is union-protected mediocrity incarnate, and she may as well be shown tying the student to a railroad track, Snidely Whiplash-style.
    Bored and visibly sneering as she fiddles with her cellphone while sitting at her desk, the grade school teacher barely takes notice of the sweet young girl challenged by learning disabilities. The student stands nervously before the blackboard,...

    Tags: Teachers, Career and Workplace, Lotteries, Lifestyle and Leisure, Charter Schools

    6. Aug 29, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. 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.
    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: Chicago Teachers Union, Teachers, Career and Workplace, Insomnia, College Football

    7. Sep 10, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Child's character matters in education

    Jeff Nelson and his team at OneGoal knew they couldn't just focus on academics when they began to put together a strategy in 2007 to help underperforming Chicago Public Schools students enter college and earn degrees.
    Jeff Nelson and his team at OneGoal knew they couldn't just focus on academics when they began to put together a strategy in 2007 to help underperforming Chicago Public Schools students enter college and earn degrees. As he talked to teens who had...

    Tags: School Examinations, Teachers, Roseland, Entertainment Events, South Shore

    8. May 5, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Emanuel doubles down as year 2 ends

    Surrounded by kids as he accepted money from a soft-drink company for nutrition and exercise classes, Rahm Emanuel was asked if it might make more sense for children's health to take a harder line on the sale of sugary drinks.
    Surrounded by kids as he accepted money from a soft-drink company for nutrition and exercise classes, Rahm Emanuel was asked if it might make more sense for children's health to take a harder line on the sale of sugary drinks. "I'm here about making...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Teachers, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago City Hall, Jean-Claude Brizard

    9. May 1, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Road to recovery? It all depends

    As a youth, I marched under the red flag of socialism, a banner that's drooped badly in more recent decades. Stalin made a bloody mockery of Marx's vision of a classless society. Ditto Castro in Cuba. China is an old lefty's worst nightmare: a Communist...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Starbucks Corp., New York City, Religion and Belief, Labor Markets

    10. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 'Personal issues' cited by retiring Lake Forest principal

    Lake Forest High School Principal Jay Hoffmann cited unspecified "personal issues" in an email announcement Wednesday that he has taken a leave of absence and will retire early.
    Tribune reporter
    Lake Forest High School Principal Jay Hoffmann cited unspecified "personal issues" in an email announcement Wednesday that he has taken a leave of absence and will retire early. “In order for me to work through some personal issues, I am...
    11. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Lake Forest High School principal retires early

    Lake Forest High School Principal Jay Hoffmann cited unspecified "personal issues" in an email announcement last week that he has taken a leave of absence and will retire early.
    Lake Forest High School Principal Jay Hoffmann cited unspecified "personal issues" in an email announcement last week that he has taken a leave of absence and will retire early. "In order for me to work through some personal issues, I am currently on...
    12. Sep 21, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Kassopedia: The cure for Verpes, Rahmifications and Karen Lewis Withdrawal Syndrome

    As I light my pipe, take up my quill pen and sheepskin and once again prepare to write another volume of The Kassopedia — the repository of the world's great knowledge — I'm reminded of a snarky reader.
    As I light my pipe, take up my quill pen and sheepskin and once again prepare to write another volume of The Kassopedia — the repository of the world's great knowledge — I'm reminded of a snarky reader. She calls herself, "Your long...

    Tags: Greek Gods and Goddesses, Danny K. Davis, Chicago City Hall, Preschools, Lifestyle and Leisure

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