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Charter school parents form advocacy group
Cast by critics including the Chicago Teachers Union as villains in the ongoing school closings controversy, privately run charter schools and their advocates are fighting back with efforts that include plans for a downtown rally by a newly formed parents...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union
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All Fox Valley-area districts nix virtual charter school plan
All 18 districts affected by a proposed Fox Valley-area virtual charter school have denied the concept and now await an appeal process. The Illinois Virtual Charter School @ Fox River Valley sought to draw students from school districts in St. Charles,...Tags: Linda Chapa LaVia, Elgin, Geneva (Kane, Illinois), Allergies, Aurora
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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. The Virtual Charter School @ Fox River Valley has recently submitted proposals to about 18 districts throughout the south and west suburbs....
Tags: Linda Chapa LaVia, Teaching and Learning, Students
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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. "There are many reasons to deny the application of the Illinois Virtual Charter School," said board member...
Tags: Linda Chapa LaVia, Teaching and Learning, Students, Springfield
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Linda Chapa LaVia, Justice System, Geneva (Seminole, Florida), Teaching and Learning
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That official is making how much?: Public worker databases
South Bend TribuneIndiana has an online database that now lists salaries of most public employees in the state. -------------------- Links: Find salaries of most of Indiana's public employees at municipalities, schools and other areas of government. Also find budgets,...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Accounting and Auditing, Finance, Public Finance
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: The Afternoon Shift (WBEZ-FM 91.5) Host Rick Kogan talks about the week's two hottest stories -- school closings and...... -
Parental choice a civil rights issue
It is heartening to read about the Chicago Tribune’s recent poll about “public impatience with mediocre schools,” (“Ready for reform,” editorial, March 24.) My late husband, Patrick J. Keleher, Jr., a major architect of the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Schools, Charter Schools, Public Schools
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No regard for the poor
It is abundantly clear how little this city cares about the poor children, who are victims not only of the urban violence that surrounds them, but are also victimized by our so-called "leaders." Closing schools is framed as benefiting poor children....Tags: Charter Schools
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49th Ward residents ask alderman to oppose charter schools
Tribune reporterHundreds of North Side residents are asking their alderman, Joe Moore, to publicly oppose the opening of future charter schools in Chicago's 49th ward. On Sunday night, the residents gathered at the Willye White Field House to discuss several issues,...Tags: Conservation, Education, Elementary Schools, Environmental Issues, Rogers Park
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Teachers ditch student desk chairs for yoga balls
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — In 11 years of teaching, ditching students' desk chairs in favor of yoga balls is one of the best decisions Robbi Giuliano thinks she ever made. Replacing stationary seats with inflatable bouncers has raised productivity...
Tags: Physical Therapy, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Productivity
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Dawn Turner Trice: Dance instructor takes steps to overcome illness
You might find Cescily Washington teaching a dance class at a Chicago public school, standing before her young students dressed in her black leotard with her hair pulled back into a bun. Other times she's preparing for upcoming events, such as the North...
Tags: Education, Dance, Entertainment, Music, Chicago Public Schools
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Jan 14, 2013
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