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    Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Tribune/WGN-Ch. 9 Athlete of the Month | Power House's Elliott Cole

    Elliott Cole spent much of his childhood waiting for this moment.
    Elliott Cole spent much of his childhood waiting for this moment. It was a wintry Friday night in Westchester, and legendary St. Joseph coach Gene Pingatore walked down the sideline to approach him. The conversation was surreal, but it was nothing...

    Tags: College Basketball, Charter Schools, Basketball, Sports

    2. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Dental sealants make grade with CPS

    At the Nathan Davis Elementary School library on a recent Wednesday, Angela Worth, a dental hygienist, brushed cloudy white goo onto a second-grader's molars. Twenty seconds under a bright blue light and the cavity-preventing substance — called a...

    Tags: Government Health Care, Students, Dental Health, Health and Safety at School, BPA Contamination and Investigations

    3. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. 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.
    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: Students, Physical Therapy, Teachers, Autism, Productivity

    4. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Anxiety grows as CPS releases preliminary school closings list

    After trimming the number of schools that could be closed to 129, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school administration has entered the latest and what is likely to be the most intense phase so far in trying to determine which schools should be shut.
    Tribune reporters
    After trimming the number of schools that could be closed to 129, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school administration has entered the latest and what is likely to be the most intense phase so far in trying to determine which schools should be shut. Chicago Public...

    Tags: Chicago City Hall, Students, Daniel Solis, Academic Progress, Rahm Emanuel

    5. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Some aldermen want charter school moratorium

    A group of aldermen are calling for a moratorium on new charter schools starting in 2014 in Chicago, arguing it doesn't make sense to add new charter seats at a time the city is considering closing public schools that don't have enough students.
    Clout Street
    A group of aldermen are calling for a moratorium on new charter schools starting in 2014 in Chicago, arguing it doesn't make sense to add new charter seats at a time the city is considering closing public schools that don't have enough students. "It's...

    Tags: Daniel Solis, Rahm Emanuel, Charter Schools, Schools, Credit and Debt

    6. Dec 25, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Consultants with ties to mayor help school closings panel

    The panel appointed to give the public a voice on Chicago school closings is being advised by experts with political and financial ties to City Hall, fueling questions about its independence from Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration.
    Chicago Tribune reporters
    The panel appointed to give the public a voice on Chicago school closings is being advised by experts with political and financial ties to City Hall, fueling questions about its independence from Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration. The head of the...

    Tags: Collective Contract, Teachers, Business Enterprises, Chicago Mayor, Richard M. Daley

    7. Dec 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Illinois' presence shrinks at U. of I.

    Six years ago, when University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign officials announced plans to enroll more undergraduates from outside the state, the public outcry was so intense that the plan was scrapped within a week.
    Six years ago, when University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign officials announced plans to enroll more undergraduates from outside the state, the public outcry was so intense that the plan was scrapped within a week. But despite the university's...

    Tags: Students, University of Missouri , Engineering, Flossmoor, University of Michigan

    8. Aug 27, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. CEO pushes to gain power for Latinos, UNO charter school network

    As America's banking system began to freeze in mid-2008, Juan Rangel's nonprofit United Neighborhood Organization was in trouble.
    Tribune staff reporter
    As America's banking system began to freeze in mid-2008, Juan Rangel's nonprofit United Neighborhood Organization was in trouble.    Because of a gubernatorial funding veto, the Latino group, which runs one of Chicago's largest charter school networks,...

    Tags: Students, Architecture, Lifestyle and Leisure, Proco Joe Moreno, University of Illinois at Chicago

    9. Aug 28, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  9. Webliography: Chicago Public Schools issues

    Change of Subject
    A collection of links related to CPS/CTU issues for interested parents and community members to consult in the coming days: Chicago Schools Notebook -- "News and scoops on schools in the city" from the Tribune. Catalyst Chicago -- "Independent reporting.....
    10. Nov 11, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 'Mommy No. 2' strives to graduate from high school

    As Nicole "Nickii" Ledcke puts it, she had "legit reasons" to drop out in the elementary grades.
    As Nicole "Nickii" Ledcke puts it, she had "legit reasons" to drop out in the elementary grades. Her gangbanger father had been murdered when Ledcke was a toddler, and her unemployed mother was perpetually moving the family of seven children one step...

    Tags: Bridgeport (Chicago, Illinois), Charter Schools, Schools, Public Schools

    11. Oct 11, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  11. CPS asks charter school networks to take over failing schools

       Chicago Public Schools is considering asking charter school networks to take over several under-enrolled or under-performing schools.
    WGN News
       Chicago Public Schools is considering asking charter school networks to take over several under-enrolled or under-performing schools.    There are several under-enrolled and underperforming schools throughout the city with 123,000 students.   ...

    Tags: Charter Schools, Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Education, School Examinations

    12. Sep 19, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. 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?
    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: Civil and Public Service, Government, Pat Quinn, Teachers, Schools

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