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    Mar 26, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Getting kids to school — alive

    Do punks and gangs run Chicago's schools?
    Do punks and gangs run Chicago's schools? You'd get that idea listening to parents and activists protesting the closings of 61 school buildings by Chicago Public Schools. The schools should remain open, protesters say, because kids will be caught in the...

    Tags: Activism, Gang Activity, Elementary Schools, CBS Corp., Politics

    2. Mar 29, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  2. School-closings controversy needs some reality checks

    Change of Subject
    From Sunday's print column Let's not pretend that when you close schools on the South and West sides, the children affected aren't black. Let's not pretend that's not racist....Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, speaking at a protest rally...
    3. Mar 28, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  3. Weeks in review

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    A roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: The Afternoon Shift (WBEZ-FM 91.5) Host Rick Kogan talks about the week's two hottest stories -- school closings and......
    4. Mar 28, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  4. 'Whose schools? Our schools!'

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    By Jessica Reynolds I attended the Chicago Teachers Union rally and march yesterday — as an objective spectator — along with the new editorial board intern David Uberti. Those of you who have read the Tribune's editorials on CPS closings......
    5. Mar 28, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  5. Chicago school closings and the charge of racism

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    Racism is an effect of institutional policies that does not require bigotry as a motive....Steve Rhodes The racial makeup of Chicago Public Schools students is African-American: 41.6% Latino: 44.1% White: 8.8% Asian/Pacific Islander: 3.4% Native American:...
    6. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Mayor says negotiations over, but protesters march on

    On a day when Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the time for negotiations on school closings was over, the Chicago Teachers Union led hundreds of supporters in a highly orchestrated downtown rally and march as part of its continuing efforts to derail the district's plan to shut 53 elementary schools.
    Tribune reporters
    On a day when Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the time for negotiations on school closings was over, the Chicago Teachers Union led hundreds of supporters in a highly orchestrated downtown rally and march as part of its continuing efforts to derail the district's...

    Tags: Racism, Unions, Chicago Mayor, Karen Lewis, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    7. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Emanuel: Time to move forward with school closings plan

    Hours before the Chicago Teachers Union was set to lead a protest in the Loop, Mayor Rahm Emanuel today said the time for negotiations is over and he's moving forward on a plan to close 54 schools.
    Tribune reporters
    Hours before the Chicago Teachers Union was set to lead a protest in the Loop, Mayor Rahm Emanuel today said the time for negotiations is over and he's moving forward on a plan to close 54 schools. The plan unveiled last week to shut down 53 elementary...

    Tags: Chicago Mayor, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Loop, Garfield Park, Rahm Emanuel

    8. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Emanuel on school closures: 'Investing in quality education'

    Speaking publicly for the first time since Chicago Public Schools announced that more than 50 schools are to close, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the motive behind the plan is to ensure that all children in Chicago receive a quality education.
    Tribune reporter
    Speaking publicly for the first time since Chicago Public Schools announced that more than 50 schools are to close, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the motive behind the plan is to ensure that all children in Chicago receive a quality education. Emanuel faced...

    Tags: Chicago Police Department, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Pullman

    9. Mar 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Chicago school closing plan ignites emotions

    After months of anxiety for parents and teachers, the release of a list of 53 public schools Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration plans to close ignited a fresh round of questions and protest as communities struggle to deal with the largest schools shake-...

    Tags: Humboldt Park, Chicago Mayor, Science and Technology, Local Government, Teachers

    10. Mar 19, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  10. CPS mishandles 'Persepolis' ban

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    Censure de Persepolis: Inapproprié dans les écoles de Chicago That headline in a Paris-based literary publication Monday indicates just how far and fast the controversy that broke late last week at Lane Tech College Prep High School has spread. Loosely......
    11. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Move to lower mandatory school age faces 'uphill climb'

    To address a devastating pattern of elementary-grade absenteeism in Chicago Public Schools and across the state, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Pat Quinn have thrown their support behind legislation to lower Illinois' compulsory attendance age from 7 to 6 or even 5.
    To address a devastating pattern of elementary-grade absenteeism in Chicago Public Schools and across the state, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Pat Quinn have thrown their support behind legislation to lower Illinois' compulsory attendance age from 7 to 6 or...

    Tags: University of Alabama, Barbara Flynn Currie, Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Chicago Mayor, Chicago Public Schools

    12. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. CPS tells schools to disregard order to pull graphic novel

    Chicago Public Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett is asking principals to disregard an earlier order to pull the graphic novel “Persepolis” out of schools by the end of today, but she asked that schools stop teaching the book to 7th-graders.
    Tribune reporters
    Chicago Public Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett is asking principals to disregard an earlier order to pull the graphic novel “Persepolis” out of schools by the end of today, but she asked that schools stop teaching the book to 7th-graders....

    Tags: Fiction, Chicago Public Schools, Teachers, Students, Iran

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