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Classes resume today as Carpentersville teachers end strike
Special to the TribuneTeachers in Community Unit District 300 reached a deal with the school board late Tuesday to end a one-day walkout in the large far northwest suburban school district. Talks had broken down late Monday, prompting the district's more than 1,200 teachers...Tags: Students, Teachers, Chicago Public Schools, Unions, Teaching and Learning
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Teachers in District 46 in north suburbs on strike
Special to the TribuneA union representative says teachers in Grayslake-based District 46 who walked off the job this morning have offered to take a pay freeze for the current school year and await the school board’s next move. The school board president counters...Tags: Teachers, Grayslake, Teaching and Learning
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Grayslake teachers strike enters 3rd day
Special to the TribuneThe Grayslake teachers strike has entered its third day after a five-hour negotiation session Thursday failed to produce a contract agreement. Another meeting has been called for 6 p.m. Sunday. "Both sides gave a little (Thursday), but not enough to...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Strikes, Career and Workplace
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West Chicago teachers end strike
Tribune reporterWest Chicago elementary teachers are back in the classrooms this morning after nearly 12 hours of negotiations produced a tentative contract. Talks began at 1 p.m. Wednesday and the deal was reached around 12:30 a.m., officials said “Well, the...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Strikes, Career and Workplace
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Elementary school teachers strike in West Chicago
Teachers in West Chicago's elementary school district went on strike Monday after contract talks with administrators broke down over the weekend. In a message on its website, School District 33 said negotiators representing the teachers union had...
Tags: Teachers, Health Insurance Cost, Teaching and Learning, Strikes, Career and Workplace
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Will longer school year help or hurt US students?
Associated PressDid your kids moan that winter break was way too short as you got them ready for the first day back in school? They might get their wish of more holiday time off under proposals catching on around the country to lengthen the school year. But there's a...Tags: Barack Obama, Students, The Ohio State University, Academic Progress, Rahm Emanuel
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CPS student gains to make up 50% of principal evaluations
Student achievement will now account for 50 percent of the evaluations given to principals in Chicago Public Schools. The student achievement portion of the new evaluation will be twice the minimum recommended by a 2010 state law. The remaining half of...
Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, Students, Human Interest, Teachers, Chicago Public Schools
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Covering city schools
As anyone who has ever attended a Chicago Public Schools board meeting knows, there is no shortage of news or opinions on the Chicago schools beat. Since I first began covering the city's public schools in October 2010, the district has gone through...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Chicago Teachers Union, Media Industry, Teachers, Chicago Public Schools
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Your predictions for 2013, please
Change of SubjectMake your predictions for 2013 by filling out the Change of Subject online survey A year ago, I didn’t predict that a book about predictions, “The Signal and the Noise,” would be one of the top selling non-fiction titles of...... -
Column: When unions lose, workers lose
America lost one of its iconic brands last month when Hostess, maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder Bread and other staples of postwar Middle America, closed up shop. The announcement was an occasion for wags to litter the Internet with jokes about...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Rick Snyder, Hostess Brands, Inc., Periodicals, United Auto Workers
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West DuPage communities look ahead to 2013
Wheaton will see new stores and downtown development in the new year, while golfers in Glen Ellyn will enjoy a renovated clubhouse and driving range at the Village Links course. In West Chicago, elementary school teachers have filed a strike notice as...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Local Elections, Unions, Chicago Park District, Sports
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Don't blame the union in the great Twinkie debacle of 2012
America lost one of its iconic brands last month when Hostess, maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder Bread and other staples of postwar Middle America, closed up shop. The announcement was an occasion for wags to litter the Internet with jokes about the...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Rick Snyder, Hostess Brands, Inc., Unions, Economy, Business and Finance
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Jan 2, 2013
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