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    Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Teachers union, charter schools rail at CPS budget cuts

    As principals got a better sense this week of their school's budget for the coming year, officials with the Chicago Teachers Union and privately run charter schools — which rarely agree on anything — both sounded an alarm over the effects of potential funding cuts.
    As principals got a better sense this week of their school's budget for the coming year, officials with the Chicago Teachers Union and privately run charter schools — which rarely agree on anything — both sounded an alarm over the effects of...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Interior Policy, Unions, Chicago Teachers Union

    2. May 29, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Rangel to stay on as UNO CEO

    Beleaguered United Neighborhood Organization boss Juan Rangel will keep his $275,000-a-year job as CEO of the politically connected charter school operator but step down from its board of directors as the organization tries to right the ship after charges of nepotism in contracts.
    Beleaguered United Neighborhood Organization boss Juan Rangel will keep his $275,000-a-year job as CEO of the politically connected charter school operator but step down from its board of directors as the organization tries to right the ship after charges...

    Tags: Corporate Officers, Justice System, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Chicago Mayor, House Building

    3. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Editorial: UNO scrambles to save itself

    UNO Soccer Academy High School in the Gage Park neighborhood is supposed to open this fall. The school <em>needs</em> to open this fall. Some 600 students have signed up to attend and more are on a waiting list.
    UNO Soccer Academy High School in the Gage Park neighborhood is supposed to open this fall. The school needs to open this fall. Some 600 students have signed up to attend and more are on a waiting list. Construction on the school, though, has been...

    Tags: Chicago Public Schools, High School Sports, Charter Schools, Justice System, High Schools

    4. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Rauner officially enters GOP race for governor

    Wealthy venture capitalist Bruce Rauner formally entered the Republican governor's race Wednesday, saying state government is broken and portraying himself as a down-to-earth businessman who can fix it.
    Wealthy venture capitalist Bruce Rauner formally entered the Republican governor's race Wednesday, saying state government is broken and portraying himself as a down-to-earth businessman who can fix it. Rauner made the announcement in a three-minute...

    Tags: Abortion Issue, Lobbying, Gays and Lesbians, Bill Brady, Rahm Emanuel

    5. May 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Editorial: How to save the United Neighborhood Organization

    The United Neighborhood Organization, one of the most influential community groups in Chicago <em>and</em> one of the largest charter school operators in the city, has been lurching through a crisis of its own making. A top executive has resigned amid charges of cronyism in how the group doled out millions of dollars in a state grant to build schools. The state has suspended payment on $14 million left in the $98 million grant. Construction on an UNO high school has been halted.
    The United Neighborhood Organization, one of the most influential community groups in Chicago and one of the largest charter school operators in the city, has been lurching through a crisis of its own making. A top executive has resigned amid charges of...

    Tags: Justice System, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools, Judges, Ethics

    6. May 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. State bans new online charter schools for 1 year

    Illinois has put a one-year moratorium on new online charter schools outside Chicago at the urging of a handful of west suburban school districts.
    Illinois has put a one-year moratorium on new online charter schools outside Chicago at the urging of a handful of west suburban school districts. Gov. Pat Quinn signed the legislation Friday. It also directs a state commission to study issues such as...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Credit and Debt, Linda Chapa LaVia, Students, Pat Quinn

    7. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Every day is Earth Day for Sarah Elizabeth Ippel

    Sarah Elizabeth Ippel's eyes lit up as she peered into the chicken coop at the edge of her school's playground.
    Sarah Elizabeth Ippel's eyes lit up as she peered into the chicken coop at the edge of her school's playground. "There are a few in there," Ippel, 31, said, pointing to several eggs recently laid by the three resident chickens. "Whoever finds them first...

    Tags: G8, Philosophy, Teaching and Learning, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Education

    8. May 2, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  8. 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 limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup of......
    9. May 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Kirk at 1st public appearance in Ill. since stroke: 'Rehab works'

    Making what was billed as his first official public appearance in Illinois since he suffered a major stroke, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., took questions from the press at a charter school at Naval Station Great Lakes outside North Chicago this afternoon and toured the school.
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    Making what was billed as his first official public appearance in Illinois since he suffered a major stroke, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., took questions from the press at a charter school at Naval Station Great Lakes outside North Chicago this afternoon...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Stroke, Health and Safety at School, Brad Schneider, Students

    10. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Valley View rejects online charter school proposal

    Valley View School District board members have rejected a proposal for an online charter school in the district.
    Valley View School District board members have rejected a proposal for an online charter school in the district. The Virtual Charter School @ Fox River Valley has recently submitted proposals to about 18 districts throughout the south and west suburbs....

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Linda Chapa LaVia, Students

    11. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Naperville D203 rejects plan for online school

    Naperville District 203 school board members rejected a proposal for an online charter school in the district at Monday's school board meeting.
    Naperville District 203 school board members rejected a proposal for an online charter school in the district at Monday's school board meeting. "There are many reasons to deny the application of the Illinois Virtual Charter School," said board member...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Linda Chapa LaVia, Springfield, Students

    12. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. West suburban districts lining up against online charter school

    School districts in the western suburbs are lining up against a proposal to open an online charter school that they say is not in the best interests of students or taxpayers. That might leave a state commission to decide whether students will be signing...

    Tags: Justice System, Credit and Debt, Teaching and Learning, Geneva (Seminole, Florida), Linda Chapa LaVia

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