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Schoolchildren's stomachs rumble; drama queens grumble
As nominations poured in for the stupendous Moutza of the Month award for September, President Barack Obama was avoiding meeting with world leaders because he had something more important to do: hang out on daytime TV with the ladies of "The View." "I...
Tags: National Football League, Politics, Robin Ventura, Executive Branch, Barack Obama
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Vivian Maier's photos worth 1,000 Instagrams
"Pardon me," Richard Cahan said, leaning in to stop a young woman. She cast a sideways glance, not quite stopping, not quite moving on. "Can I ask what you think?" he said. "What you think as a viewer?" It was a Tuesday morning, and we stood in a gallery...
Tags: Real Estate, Photography, Museums, Arts and Culture, Services and Shopping
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It's the teachers in a squeaker
Which side won in the Chicago Teachers Union strike? I've heard and been asked the question many times since the union suspended its seven-day walkout and its members returned to the classroom Wednesday. The easy, vague answer is that both sides won. The...
Tags: Unions, Politics, Academic Progress, Strikes, Teachers
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Striking a blow for choice
On Monday, Sept. 10, the first day the Chicago Teachers Union was out on strike, 350,000 public school students — and their parents — were left high and dry. But for 52,000 other youngsters enrolled in public schools, it was just another day...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Strikes, Academic Progress, Teachers, Chicago Teachers Strike
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Strike lessons learned
What are the lessons learned from the Chicago Teachers Union strike and its battle with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and what does the future look like going forward? "This didn't have anything to do with the children; this was an adult fight," said the...
Tags: Unions, Civil and Public Service, Politics, Strikes, Barack Obama
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What would Neva Boyd think?
In Chicago, last week was for the playing of games. Three of Chicago's best-trained game players — Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson and Cecily Strong — landed lucrative, career-making gigs on "Saturday Night Live," a tantalizing reminder of the...
Tags: Chicago Park District, Career and Workplace, Movies, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Strikes
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Time for school choice in Chicago
"There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time." -- Calvin Coolidge, responding to the 1919 Boston police strike This oft-quoted line from the then-governor of Massachusetts might be updated to include "the public...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Strikes, Barack Obama, Teachers
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Trice: Much has changed in CPS since the '70s
In 1974, when Benjamin Malone taught fourth grade at James R. Doolittle Jr. Elementary on Chicago's South Side, he was my first male teacher and my first real crush. Mr. Malone (which is how I still refer to him) was tall and dark and handsome and wore...
Tags: Students, Roseland, Chicago Public Schools, Academic Progress, Education
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Recap: Dallas Dance addresses pressing issues in county schools at Newsmaker's Forum
Updated: The Baltimore Sun will soon publish the entire hour of the recent Newsmaker's Forum featuring County Schools Superintendent Dallas Dance, but for now, those interested can read the recap of Tweets where Dance sounds off on everything from cyber-...Tags: Students, Towson, Academic Progress, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Parents hopeful for quick end to teacher strike
WGN NewsChicago Teachers Union members are handing out flyers today thanking parents for their support. Quite a few parents have been on the picket lines with the teachers, but today there is a lot of anticipation over this afternoon's vote by the CTU House of...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Chicago Teachers Strike
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Teachers' contentions
"Our members are not happy. They want to know if there is anything more they can get." So said Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, Sunday evening after its House of Delegates refused to call off its strike against Chicago Public Schools...
Tags: Unions, Movies, Career and Workplace, Wage Contract Issues, Strikes
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Teachers union to vote to end strike Sunday afternoon
Tribune reportersThousands of teachers from Chicago and beyond rallied at a Near West Side park Saturday as lawyers labored into the night at a Loop office to turn a framework for a new contract into finer points that can become a deal. Parents can expect to wait until...Tags: Unions, Career and Workplace, Near West Side, Patrick J. O'Connor, Executive Branch
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