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    Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. CPS to lay off hundreds of teachers from closing schools

    Chicago Public Schools said Friday that 663 employees at schools the district is closing, including teachers, teaching assistants and bus aides, don't qualify to follow students to their new schools and will be laid off. The total includes 420 teachers,...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Layoffs and Downsizing, Teachers, Government Debt

    2. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. CPS announces teacher layoffs; union braces for more

    The Chicago Teachers Union knew school closings were going to be a blow for its membership, and it's starting to learn how big the hit could be.
    The Chicago Teachers Union knew school closings were going to be a blow for its membership, and it's starting to learn how big the hit could be. The announcement by Chicago Public Schools on Friday that 420 teachers, more than a third of them with...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Layoffs and Downsizing, Teachers, Job Layoffs

    3. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 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, Teachers, Economy, Business and Finance, Interior Policy

    4. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Chicago Public Schools issues 5-year plan

    An annual scorecard on the district's performance and greater accountability throughout the system are some of the promises outlined in the first long-term plan for Chicago Public Schools issued since Mayor Rahm Emanuel took office.
    An annual scorecard on the district's performance and greater accountability throughout the system are some of the promises outlined in the first long-term plan for Chicago Public Schools issued since Mayor Rahm Emanuel took office. Schools CEO...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Karen Lewis, Rahm Emanuel, Terry Mazany, Teachers

    5. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Annual report card for parents part of new CPS education plan

    Chicago Public Schools unveiled a five-year education plan on Monday that promises an annual report card to provide parents with information on the academic performance of schools and show how many principals and teachers are rated as high performers.
    Tribune reporter
    Chicago Public Schools unveiled a five-year education plan on Monday that promises an annual report card to provide parents with information on the academic performance of schools and show how many principals and teachers are rated as high performers....

    Tags: Karen Lewis, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Report Cards, Chicago Public Schools

    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: Budgets and Budgeting, Interior Policy, Chicago Mayor, Politics, Rahm Emanuel

    7. Jun 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Democrats have ruined Illinois

    Democrats are poisoning Illinois and Chicago.
    Democrats are poisoning Illinois and Chicago. Maybe it's too obvious to state, but it isn't said often enough. Or barely at all. Democrats have locked up the city and the state. They have supermajorities in both houses of the Illinois legislature. The...

    Tags: Elaine Nekritz, John J Cullerton, Interior Policy, Philosophy, Political Corruption

    8. May 31, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Lawmakers vote to lower mandatory school age to 6 from 7

    Illinois children would have to be in school at age 6 instead of 7 starting in September 2014 under a bill that cleared the legislature Thursday in Springfield, giving education officials a tool to fight a truancy crisis that reaches into the earliest grades.
    Illinois children would have to be in school at age 6 instead of 7 starting in September 2014 under a bill that cleared the legislature Thursday in Springfield, giving education officials a tool to fight a truancy crisis that reaches into the earliest...

    Tags: Students, Springfield, Teaching and Learning, Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Governor

    9. Jun 2, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. In the latest Moutza match, one figure stands above the rest

    The human hand can hold a violin, paintbrush, poet’s pen, even a meat cleaver. But in the case of Attorney General Eric Holder, perhaps an empty hand is best. So spread your fingers wide, thrust your naked, open palm in Holder’s general...

    Tags: Miami Heat, Eric Holder, Andy Griffith, Chicago Cubs, National Basketball Association

    10. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Illinois lawmakers strike out on pensions

    Springfield -- Illinois Democrats who control the Capitol once again perfected the end-of-session meltdown, failing to approve major changes to a government worker retirement system that's gobbling up more and more of the budget and approaching $100 billion in debt.
    Springfield -- Illinois Democrats who control the Capitol once again perfected the end-of-session meltdown, failing to approve major changes to a government worker retirement system that's gobbling up more and more of the budget and approaching $100...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, John J Cullerton, Lisa Madigan, Finance

    11. May 29, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Teachers union files third lawsuit to stop CPS closings

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

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Separation of Church and State, Judges, Robin Williams

    12. May 30, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 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: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Separation of Church and State, Judges, Laws

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