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Bill Gates rallies charter school leaders in Chicago
Chicago Breaking NewsRallying the faithful, Bill Gates told a national audience of teachers, business leaders and policymakers in Chicago today that the charter school movement "is the only place innovation will come from," while exhorting them to set the bar even higher if... -
FAQ on Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid
Tribune staff reporterWhen is the decision? On Friday. Voting in Copenhagen begins at 5 p.m. -- that's 10 a.m. in Chicago. If Chicago is eliminated in one of the early rounds of voting, we'll learn then. But if it's one of the final contenders, word won't come out until...Tags: Entertainment, 2016 Olympic Games, Sports, Rufino Tamayo, Elections
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Quinn Signs Bill Doubling Charter Schools
(WGN-AM)- A new law that doubles the number of charter schools allowed in Illinois also will give the state an edge in the competition for roughly $5 billion of federal money meant to encourage school reform, Gov. Pat Quinn said today as he signed the...Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Schools, Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Illinois
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Daley taps Penny Pritzker's husband for park board president
Clout StPosted by John Byrne at 11:22 a.m.; updated at 3:26 p.m. Mayor Richard Daley's new choice to lead the Chicago Park District board said today he expects to face the challenge of providing as many park programs as possible to...... -
Aldermen sign off on Daley's choice for park board president
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 12:42 p.m. Aldermen today approved Mayor Richard Daley's selection of a Chicago ophthalmologist and philanthropist for the Chicago Park District board. Dr. Bryan Traubert, who's married to wealthy prominent Chicagoan Penny... -
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid calls Gov. Rod Blagojevich 'corrupt'
Tribune reportersU.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Gov. Rod Blagojevich "corrupt" Sunday and accused him of trying to divert attention from his criminal case by falsely alleging Reid opposed African-American candidates seeking Illinois' Senate seat vacated...Tags: Nevada, Entertainment, Schools, NBC (tv network), Elections
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The go-to guy on acing college entrance exams
Special to the TribuneSeven years ago, Karan Goel was among millions of high school students nationwide sweating their way through college-entrance exams. That, however, was before Goel received his undergraduate degree from University of Chicago in three years, earned his...Tags: Schools, Examinations, Companies and Corporations, The Washington Post, Small Businesses
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Obama's well-stocked Cabinet
Now that Barack Obama has filled all of the seats at (and near) his Cabinet table, one thing is clear: The candidate who campaigned on a platform of change attaches equal importance to competence.
Seldom has a presidential Cabinet included so many...Tags: Joe Biden, Nobel Prize Awards, Regional Authority, American International Group, Crime, Law and Justice
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For all-girl school, joy and worry
My high school reunion was going amazingly well when the principal called us into a lecture hall. For the previous hour or so, we had shared hugs and laughs, repeatedly gushing, "You look the saaaame!" as we caught up on the 25 years that had passed...Tags: Schools, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, REO Speedwagon (music group), Research, Examinations
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Schools mark sad anniversary
Tribune staff reportersVernon Hills elementary school pupils planted thousands of daffodils Wednesday to honor the victims of Sept. 11. In Naperville, a principal urged her grade schoolers to respond to the country's loss with acts of extraordinary kindness. Pupils at a...Tags: Boeing Co., United Air Lines, Pilsen, Lake County (Illinois), Walter Payton
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Will Trump's tower happen?
It seems odd that the most widely anticipated architectural event in Chicago this fall is not a new building, but a demolition. Yet such is the celebrity of Donald "You're Fired" Trump these days that the pending destruction of the barge like, seven-story...Tags: Arts, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Native Americans, Minority Groups, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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