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Schoolchildren's stomachs rumble; drama queens grumble
As nominations poured in for the stupendous Moutza of the Month award for September, President Barack Obama was avoiding meeting with world leaders because he had something more important to do: hang out on daytime TV with the ladies of "The View." "I...
Tags: Robin Ventura, Entertainment Events, Madonna, Government, White House
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra goes silent
KIAHThey came to hear classical music, but all they got was crickets! More than 2,000 classical music lovers were all dressed up and ready to hear the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, but arrived to find the musicians on strike! “I don't know really what...Tags: Classical Music (genre), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Arts and Culture, Culture, Music
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The Crosby Chronicles: What counts as student achievement?
Getting lost during the national attention on the recent Chicago Teachers strike was that administrators in the Los Angeles Unified School District agreed to have student achievement be part of their job evaluation, an unprecedented arrangement. What...Tags: Students, Strikes, School Examinations, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning
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Rejecting test scores as a core value
It wasn't about money. It was about respect. That's what Chicago teachers union president Karen Lewis kept reminding the public during the seven-day teachers strike that had parents scrambling and kept 350,000 children out of class. But there was way...Tags: Students, Strikes, Chicago Mayor, Health and Safety at School, Health Insurance Cost
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It's the teachers in a squeaker
Which side won in the Chicago Teachers Union strike? I've heard and been asked the question many times since the union suspended its seven-day walkout and its members returned to the classroom Wednesday. The easy, vague answer is that both sides won. The...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Illinois Elections, Kansas City Royals, Washington, DC, Academic Progress
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Striking a blow for choice
On Monday, Sept. 10, the first day the Chicago Teachers Union was out on strike, 350,000 public school students — and their parents — were left high and dry. But for 52,000 other youngsters enrolled in public schools, it was just another day...
Tags: University of Washington, Bothell, Academic Progress, Teaching and Learning, Rahm Emanuel, Teachers
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Apodaca: Trying to find the balance between academic learning and building character
Trends in education come and go, and sometimes come back again. Straight from the everything-old-becomes-new-again department comes a theme that's generating attention at the moment. It's a bit squiggly to grasp — think: eating Jell-O with a fork...Tags: Students, Authors, Standardized Testing, Examinations, Human Interest
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Lloyd Waters: Teachers play hooky, students deserve better
I remember one time when I was in sixth grade at the old Dargan School, I had a major role in a school program. I decided to play hooky on that day because I had not remembered my lines, so I told my grandmother I was sick. She told me to stay in bed....Tags: Students, The Herald-Mail, Strikes, Academic Progress, Personal Income
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Many Chicago Democrats untapped by pro-Obama super PAC
So far, almost all of Chicago's top Democratic donors have abstained from giving to Priorities USA Action, the leading super PAC supporting President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. According to records released late Thursday, only a half-dozen or...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Federal Election Commission, Charity, The Washington Post, Rahm Emanuel
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CSO strike also has national overtone
No sooner had a weeklong strike by Chicago public school teachers been settled than a walkout by musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra over the weekend again focused national attention on labor matters in the city. The strike resulted in the...
Tags: Business, Pension and Welfare, Arts and Culture, Music, Culture
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It's back to school again for Chicago students
Tribune reportersIt was back to school -- again -- for hundreds of thousands of Chicago Public Schools students this morning, including Carter and McClaran Shirley who were excited to get back with their friends. Carter, a sixth grader at Abraham Lincoln Elementary...Tags: Separation Anxiety, Back to School, Separation of Church and State, Abraham Lincoln, Academic Progress
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Strike lessons learned
What are the lessons learned from the Chicago Teachers Union strike and its battle with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and what does the future look like going forward? "This didn't have anything to do with the children; this was an adult fight," said the...
Tags: Government, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Schools, Illinois Governor
Sep 28, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Sep 24, 2012
|Story| KIAH-LTV
Sep 25, 2012
|Story| Glendale News Press
Sep 21, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Sep 23, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Sep 23, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Sep 22, 2012
|Story| Daily Pilot
Sep 23, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Sep 23, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Sep 23, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Sep 19, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 19, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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