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CPS commissioned, then abandoned anti-truancy plan
Chicago school officials two years ago knew the depth of the city's crisis in K-8 grade truancy and absenteeism, and even developed a detailed plan to tackle the problem in the most affected communities. But only fragments of that plan were ever...
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Can we afford to buy some new cliches?
Change of SubjectFrom our story today on the agreement between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union to hire nearly 500 new teachers to work in the longer school day: (Mayor Rahm) Emanuel could not say where that money will...... -
Suit: Former principal unfairly forced out
Tribune reporterA former elementary school principal filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Chicago Board of Education, alleging officials coerced her resignation while the school was being investigated for cheating on state standardized tests. The lawsuit filed in Cook...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools, Justice System, Trials
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The fourth revolution
"I was surprised by the level of incoherence in the system."
—Chicago Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard, meeting Thursday with the Tribune editorial board
The Chicago Public Schools system has gone through three attempted revolutions in the 16 years...Tags: Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Corporate Officers, Jean-Claude Brizard, Politics
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Chicago Forward: Education (Coming Sept. 13)
Our Sept. 13 public affairs forum, Chicago Forward: Education, is just around the corner. Dedicated members of Trib Nation will recall we hosted one of these forums a year ago, and I'll include a link to that forum in this post.
This year's Chicago...Tags: Illinois, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Jean-Claude Brizard, James Meeks
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CPS chief of staff heading to Florida post
Tribune reporterA Chicago Public Schools executive who was formerly the district’s chief administrative officer and more recently was appointed the Board of Education’s chief of staff has been selected as the new superintendent of a school district in...Tags: Management Change, Chicago Public Schools, Broward County, Jean-Claude Brizard, Corporate Performance
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Head of principals' group: We oppose merit pay
Tribune reporterThe head of the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association said Thursday that her members don’t support merit pay and efforts to reward them with bonuses for student achievement. “Many principals are uncomfortable with a bonus...Tags: Schools, Entertainment, Charter Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Music
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CPS report card shows many schools struggling
By Chicago Public Schools' own reckoning, about a quarter of its elementary schools and more than 40 percent of its high schools are failing, according to internal documents obtained by the Tribune.
Each year, district officials score each school based...Tags: Humboldt Park, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools, Grand Boulevard, Colleges and Universities
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Politicians helped bring Chicago's public pension funds to the brink of insolvency
Chicago's public pension funds are teetering on the brink of insolvency in large part because city officials and union leaders repeatedly exploited the system, draining away billions of dollars in the last decade to serve short-term political needs, a...Tags: Finance, Collective Contract, Interior Policy, Budgets and Budgeting, Public Employees
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Man honored for donating kidney may lose job
On Thursday, Dan Coyne is slated to be honored as a humanitarian at a luncheon for Chicago Public Schools social workers. He plans to talk about his decision to donate a kidney to his favorite grocery store clerk.
By the end of July, however, Coyne may...Tags: Entertainment, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Death, Chicago Public Schools
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Huberman to work with 2 private equity firms
Tribune reporterFormer Chicago Public School’s chief Ron Huberman has entered into a “collective partnership” with two Chicago-based private equity firms, the firms announced in a press release today. Huberman will be seek “investment...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Mayor, Richard M. Daley
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CPS charter meeting: Long lines, superheroes
Tribune reporterThe drama got into full swing even before the Chicago Public Schools board meeting began this morning. Charter school supporters lined the four-block radius of CPS headquarters at 125 S. Clark St. as parents wearing superhero costumes--Superman and...Tags: Superman (fictional character), Elections, Politics, Terry Mazany, Illinois
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Nov 10, 2011
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Sep 9, 2010
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Nov 16, 2010
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Jan 31, 2011
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Jan 26, 2011
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