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    Jun 7, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  1. Quinn calls for a special session and the race for governor is underway!

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    No rest for the wonky. Gov. Pat Quinn has called for a special session of the legislature to fix the pension mess -- because, gosh darn it, they haven't yet had time to fix it! -- recalling the numerous futile......
    2. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. State studying new regulations for special education

    Decades-old limits on the size of special education classes would disappear along with restrictions on the number of disabled students in traditional classrooms under proposals being pushed by state education leaders.
    Decades-old limits on the size of special education classes would disappear along with restrictions on the number of disabled students in traditional classrooms under proposals being pushed by state education leaders. The proposed changes could affect...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Teachers, Burlington (Kane, Illinois), McHenry, Trials

    3. May 30, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Teachers union files suit to halt closings

    The Chicago Teachers Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday that seeks to keep 10 schools from being shuttered, the third such action aimed at reversing the Board of Education's approval last week of closing 49 elementary schools and a high school program.
    The Chicago Teachers Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday that seeks to keep 10 schools from being shuttered, the third such action aimed at reversing the Board of Education's approval last week of closing 49 elementary schools and a high school program....

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Cook County Government, Robin Williams, Trials, Judges

    4. Jun 5, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Harper High students get bonus on White House tour: Oval Office

    — Twenty-four students from Chicago's Harper High School were welcomed into the Oval Office on Wednesday by President Barack Obama, who showed them the Emancipation Proclamation he keeps on display, a White House official said.
    — Twenty-four students from Chicago's Harper High School were welcomed into the Oval Office on Wednesday by President Barack Obama, who showed them the Emancipation Proclamation he keeps on display, a White House official said. In announcing the...

    Tags: Shootings, Politics, Englewood, Students, Barack Obama

    5. May 29, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Lawmakers back anti-truancy task force

    State lawmakers voted Tuesday to create a top-level task force that would address truancy in Chicago elementary schools, a long-ignored problem that especially affects disadvantaged African-American youth and children with disabilities.
    State lawmakers voted Tuesday to create a top-level task force that would address truancy in Chicago elementary schools, a long-ignored problem that especially affects disadvantaged African-American youth and children with disabilities. The Senate's...

    Tags: Linda Chapa LaVia, Chicago Tribune, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, Rahm Emanuel

    6. Jun 5, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Emanuel sees tough choices on school budget

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday sought to lay the blame for upcoming Chicago Public Schools budget cuts on state lawmakers' failure to extend pension relief, saying the loss in Springfield is now "on the doorstep of every school and every classroom in the city of Chicago."
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday sought to lay the blame for upcoming Chicago Public Schools budget cuts on state lawmakers' failure to extend pension relief, saying the loss in Springfield is now "on the doorstep of every school and every classroom in the...

    Tags: Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Teachers Union, Budgets and Budgeting, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. May 29, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. 'Cirque Shanghai: Dragon's Thunder' on the Skyline Stage at Navy Pier ★★★

    THEATER REVIEW: So here's an indication of how far China has come: The last motorcycle rider in the Globe of Death is a woman.
    So here's an indication of how far China has come: The last motorcycle rider in the Globe of Death in this year's "Cirque Shanghai" on Navy Pier is a woman. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has had more riders — we Globe of Death fans...

    Tags: Customs and Tradition, Navy Pier, Entertainment, Shanghai (China), China

    8. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Chicago Public Schools students in new schools

    These 12 closing schools reported that 100 percent of their students have been enrolled in new CPS schools for the 2013-14 school year: Louis Armstrong Emmet Henson Key Owens Peabody Pope Ross Sexton Stockton Von Humboldt West...

    Tags: Pullman

    9. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Historic murals to stay at Trumbull Elementary, for now

    Parents and teachers at Trumbull Elementary in Andersonville, one of 49 schools being closed by Chicago Public Schools, were dismayed when word spread this week that crews would be removing two century-old murals depicting Christopher Columbus.
    Parents and teachers at Trumbull Elementary in Andersonville, one of 49 schools being closed by Chicago Public Schools, were dismayed when word spread this week that crews would be removing two century-old murals depicting Christopher Columbus. But...

    Tags: Arts, Andersonville, Arts and Culture

    10. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. CPS enrollment figures for closing schools reliable?

    Chicago Public Schools touted a smooth start to the school closing process this week by announcing that 78 percent of students at schools being shut down have been enrolled at another school, most at the one designated for them by the district.
    Chicago Public Schools touted a smooth start to the school closing process this week by announcing that 78 percent of students at schools being shut down have been enrolled at another school, most at the one designated for them by the district. But...

    Tags: Teachers, Students, Chicago Teachers Strike, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor

    11. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Helping teen moms delay repeat pregnancies

    Mary Ann Cross was entering freshman year at her Austin neighborhood high school when she had her first child. She was 16 when she had her second child. Now 18, she gave birth to her third two months ago.
    Mary Ann Cross was entering freshman year at her Austin neighborhood high school when she had her first child. She was 16 when she had her second child. Now 18, she gave birth to her third two months ago. When people ask her why she's had so many...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Head Start, Family, Colleges and Universities, Dwayne Johnson

    12. Jun 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Mr. Madigan, Mr. Cullerton — CPS needs major pension reform pronto

    <em>"Let me be clear, there is no greater threat to the financial undoing of our district than our ballooning pension liability. Without real pension reform, our district and the 400,000 students that call it home will be pushed right off the edge of that cliff into an abyss that leads to deep cuts in the classroom and threatens any possible progress."</em>
    "Let me be clear, there is no greater threat to the financial undoing of our district than our ballooning pension liability. Without real pension reform, our district and the 400,000 students that call it home will be pushed right off the edge of that...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Michael Madigan, Teachers, Politics, Rahm Emanuel

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