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Teachers need help, not more tests
The strike by Chicago teachers is about much more than class size, merit-based (or rather test-based) pay, teacher evaluations, privatization of public education through charter school expansion, longer school days, etc., although those are all crucial...Tags: Teachers, Career and Workplace, Education, Charter Schools, Teaching and Learning
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Duckworth, Walsh sharpen rhetoric in debate
Clout StreetWith less than two months until the Nov. 6 election, a northwest suburban congressional battle is finding freshman Republican Rep. Joe Walsh and Democratic challenger Tammy Duckworth strengthening their rhetoric and sharpening their attacks. The...Tags: Elections, Abortion Issue, Joe Walsh, Separation of Church and State, Tea Party Movement
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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: ImprovOlympic, Chicago Public Schools, Teachers, Entertainment, Colleges and Universities
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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: Teachers, Government, Executive Branch, Personal Income, Gallup, Inc.
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End to Chicago teacher strike not assured
CHICAGO (AP) — Negotiators seeking an end to Chicago's teachers strike sound more hopeful than they have in weeks, announcing they have achieved a "framework" that could bring students back to the classroom by Monday. But the leader of the teachers...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Teachers, Academic Progress, Unions, Rahm Emanuel
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Tentative deal reached with striking Chicago teachers
Tribune reportersChicago Public Schools and the teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract and classes could resume for 350,000 students on Monday, according to school and union officials. The union’s House of Delegates will review...Tags: Chicago City Hall, Teachers, Career and Workplace, Rahm Emanuel, Teaching and Learning
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From pizza to poetry, a few things I like
Every now and then I make a list of things I've liked lately. Here's a back-to-school edition. 1. "Boss" According to the ratings, you're not likely to have watched this great show starring Kelsey Grammer as Chicago's brilliantly diabolical mayor. I...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Mary Schmich, Entertainment Events, Cancer, Kelsey Grammer
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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: Chicago Public Schools, Teachers, South Chicago, Education, Roseland
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No school Monday; Teacher strike continues
WGN NewsThe Chicago Teachers Union strike has entered week 2. After a nearly 3-hour long meeting on Sunday, the union's House of Delegates decided to take more time to review the contract proposal and discuss the details with members at their respective...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Mayor
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CPS, parents react to continuing teachers strike
The Chicago Teachers Union's strike is entering its second week, and parents are not happy about it. Some parents say the longer the strike goes, their support for the strike will start to wane, because of the strain that it is placing on family...
Tags: Teachers, Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Teachers Union, School Examinations
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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: Teachers, Students, Academic Progress, Teaching and Learning, Towson
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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: Teachers, Education, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Teachers Union
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Sep 17, 2012
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Sep 12, 2012
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