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Chicago Teachers Union re-elects Karen Lewis
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial figure who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel by leading a seven-day strike last fall, was easily re-elected to a second three-year term Friday, according to unofficial results released by the...Tags: Unions, Chicago Teachers Strike, Politics, Chicago Teachers Union, Elections
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Teachers elect Lewis to 2nd term as CTU head
Tribune reporterChicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial leader who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a strike last fall and has been leading the fight against the district’s plan to close schools, was reelected to a second three-year term...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Mayor, Teaching and Learning, Separation of Church and State, Teachers
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Union sues Chicago, claims racism behind school closure plans
ReutersBy Greg McCune CHICAGO, May 15 (Reuters) - The Chicago Teachers Union sued the nation's third-largest school district on Wednesday, saying a plan to close 54 schools this year discriminates against African-American children and those with disabilities....Tags: Labor Disputes, Racism, Trials, Chicago Teachers Strike, Justice System
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3 days of marches against school closings planned
With just over a week before the Chicago Board of Education votes on a proposal to close 54 schools, the Chicago Teachers Union and other activist groups said Monday they would hold marches over three days to protest the plan. The marches will begin...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Activism, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Rahm Emanuel
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By the numbers, how Rahm could lose in 2015
Change of SubjectFriday's print column A new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows that, halfway through his first term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's overall disapproval rating is up 11 percentage points over a year ago. Four in 10 Chicago voters — and nearly half of the...... -
Voice of the People, May. 10
Union business This is in response to "My challenge to Karen Lewis" (Perspective, April 26), by Tanya Saunders-Wolffe, a counselor at Jesse Owens Community Academy on the Far South Side. Why is the Chicago Tribune newspaper a venue for proselytizing...Tags: Englewood, Chicago Tribune, Jesse Owens, Chicago Public Schools, Mother's Day
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One vote, many lives
The Chicago City Council will vote on many items Wednesday. None likely will be more important than the zoning change on tap for the property at 2245 W. Pershing Road. That is where Concept Schools, a top-quality charter operator, wants to open the...
Tags: Chicago Charter Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Charter Schools, Education, New Products
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Emanuel doubles down as year 2 ends
Surrounded by kids as he accepted money from a soft-drink company for nutrition and exercise classes, Rahm Emanuel was asked if it might make more sense for children's health to take a harder line on the sale of sugary drinks. "I'm here about making...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Political Fundraising, Unions, Family, Local Elections
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Open thread: The Weeks in Review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup of...... -
My challenge to Karen Lewis
A year ago Chicago teachers, clinicians, paraprofessionals and parents hoped that their strength in numbers and unity would yield the legislative action and contract settlement needed to remedy the problems teachers face in the classroom —...
Tags: Chicago Charter Schools, Work Rules Contract Issues, Jesse Owens, Charter Schools, Chicago Public Schools
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School closings occupy CPS board meeting
As Chicago Public Schools embarks on closing dozens of schools, a third-grader from Garvey Elementary School on Wednesday summed up how many parents, educators and other students feel about the shutdowns. Speaking at the monthly Board of Education...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Politics, Elections, Students, School Examinations
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Teachers union to seek ouster of mayor, other officials
Tribune reporterStymied in its efforts to stop the city from closing scores of schools, the Chicago Teachers Union on Monday said it will turn its attention to a voter registration campaign and efforts to oust Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other elected officials. Asked at...Tags: Chicago Elections, Chicago Public Schools, Unions, Illinois General Assembly, Politics
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Apr 15, 2013
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