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    May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. School closings tough, but necessary

    Despite the protests and political posturing, the simple truth remains: The city is broke.  And given Chicago’s population decline, some schools are empty.  The Chicago Teachers Union responds that it wants no schools closed. Period. That’...
    2. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. 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: Teachers, Rahm Emanuel, Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Jesse Owens

    3. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 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: Teachers, Rahm Emanuel, Career and Workplace, Elections, Politics

    4. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. 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: Career and Workplace, Politics, Elections, Chicago Mayor, Teachers

    5. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. CPS documents raise questions about closings

    Making the case to close Ericson Academy on the West Side, Chicago Public Schools officials stressed that it would cost $9.6 million to fix the 51-year-old building. What they didn't point out in materials provided to parents was that they planned to spend nearly as much this summer on repairs to Sumner Elementary, where Ericson students would be reassigned.
    Making the case to close Ericson Academy on the West Side, Chicago Public Schools officials stressed that it would cost $9.6 million to fix the 51-year-old building. What they didn't point out in materials provided to parents was that they planned to...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Students, Layoffs and Downsizing, House Building, Separation of Church and State

    6. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Lawuits say school closings unfair,discriminate against blacks

    The Chicago Teachers Union's decision to go to court to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools, while not unexpected, makes clear that the Board of Education's vote on the proposal next week will not put an end to the controversy.
    Tribune reporter
    The Chicago Teachers Union's decision to go to court to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools, while not unexpected, makes clear that the Board of Education's vote on the proposal next week will not put an end to the controversy. The...

    Tags: Lawyers, Students, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Separation of Church and State

    7. May 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Dim view on Emanuel education policy, Tribune poll finds

    Chicago voters hold a dim view of Rahm Emanuel's stewardship of public education after a tumultuous year that featured a teachers strike and the mayor's push to close many neighborhood elementary schools, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows.
    Chicago voters hold a dim view of Rahm Emanuel's stewardship of public education after a tumultuous year that featured a teachers strike and the mayor's push to close many neighborhood elementary schools, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows....

    Tags: Elections, Politics, Polls, Teachers, Finance

    8. May 9, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  8. By the numbers, how Rahm could lose in 2015

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    Friday'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......
    9. May 2, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Penny Pritzker nominated for Commerce secretary

    Tribune staff
    Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the new Secretary of Commerce on Thursday, in an expected move that could prove controversial for the longtime political supporter and fundraising heavyweight....

    Tags: PlayStation Portable, John D. Rockefeller IV, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Housing and Urban Planning, White House

    10. May 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 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: Mother's Day, Chicago Tribune, Teachers, Englewood, Newspapers

    11. May 1, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Teachers at UNO charters vote to unionize

    Teachers at schools run by the United Neighborhood Organization, one of the largest charter networks in the city, voted Wednesday to unionize.
    Teachers at schools run by the United Neighborhood Organization, one of the largest charter networks in the city, voted Wednesday to unionize. Teachers at privately run, publicly funded charter schools in Chicago have never been part of the Chicago...

    Tags: American Federation of Teachers, Teachers, Chicago Charter Schools, Charter Schools, Elections

    12. May 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 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.
    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: Politics, Elections, Schools, New Products, George A. Cardenas

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