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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Hearing set on lawsuits over CPS closings

    A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut 49 elementary schools, a federal judge on Thursday scheduled a four-day hearing in July on two lawsuits that seek to halt the closings.
    A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut 49 elementary schools, a federal judge on Thursday scheduled a four-day hearing in July on two lawsuits that seek to halt the closings. The hearing before U.S. District Judge John Lee...

    Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Chicago Public Schools, Trials

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Hearing set in lawsuits over Chicago Public Schools closings

    A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut down 50 schools, a federal judge today scheduled a four-day hearing in July to decide whether to halt the closures.
    Tribune reporter
    A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut down 50 schools, a federal judge today scheduled a four-day hearing in July to decide whether to halt the closures. The hearing before U.S. District Judge John Lee is likely to include...

    Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Chicago Public Schools, Trials

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. CPS OKs massive closings

    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings.
    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings....

    Tags: Karen Lewis, Teaching and Learning, Carrie Austin, Politics, Garfield Park

    4. May 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Voice of the People, May. 22

    Labeling schools In the controversy over school closings, we often hear the term "failing" as a reason for closing a school. The use of this term is both degrading and insulting to the students, teachers and parents of those schools. A school is a...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune, Karen Lewis, Teaching and Learning, Tornadoes, Teachers

    5. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Stylish MCA celebration; Pride Parade rolls out 42nd

    The Museum of Contemporary Art celebrated 15 years of performances on the MCA stage with its benefit, "remixed/reimagined."
    Special to Tribune Newspapers
    The Museum of Contemporary Art celebrated 15 years of performances on the MCA stage with its benefit, "remixed/reimagined." The evening began with an outdoor reception on the front plaza that included food from some of Chicago's food trucks, plus mini...

    Tags: Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois), Arts, Arts and Culture, Gay Pride Chicago, Pat Quinn

    6. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism

    Citadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group.
    Tribune staff reporter
    Citadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune, Economic Policy, Republican Party, Ken Griffin, Michael Madigan

    7. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Fewer than 5 CPS schools expected to be spared

    Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down.
    Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down....

    Tags: Chicago Elections, Karen Lewis, Teaching and Learning, University of Chicago, Politics

    8. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. People protesting planned school closings arrested at City Hall

    More than 20 people protesting Chicago Public School plans to close 53 elementary schools were arrested this afternoon at City Hall, officials said.
    Tribune reporter
    More than 20 people protesting Chicago Public School plans to close 53 elementary schools were arrested this afternoon at City Hall, officials said. The protesters were arrested after sitting and blocking elevators on the main floor of the building...

    Tags: Politics, Unions, Career and Workplace, Activism, Police Arrests

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Protesters: Route to new school a 'danger zone'

    Beads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown’s face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered on Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
    Tribune reporter
    Beads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown’s face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered on Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The school at East 49th Street and South Indiana...

    Tags: Bronzeville, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools, Health and Safety at School, Car Safety Tips and Advice

    10. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. School-closing foes take to the streets again

    Beads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown's face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.
    Beads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown's face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. The school at East 49th Street and South Indiana Avenue is slated...

    Tags: Bronzeville, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools, Health and Safety at School, Car Safety Tips and Advice

    11. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. CTU teachers, parents march to protest closings

    About 100 people, including local teachers, parents and students, marched Saturday morning on the South Side in protest of the proposed closing of 54 schools.
    Tribune reporter
    About 100 people, including local teachers, parents and students, marched Saturday morning on the South Side in protest of the proposed closing of 54 schools. The protest, organized by the Chicago Teachers Union, kicked off at 10 a.m. at Jesse Owens...

    Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools, Schools, Chicago Mayor

    12. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Teachers elect Lewis to 2nd term as CTU head

    Chicago 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 Friday, according to preliminary and still unofficial results released by the union.
    Tribune reporter
    Chicago 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: Karen Lewis, Strikes, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools, Politics

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