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Littlest orator moves people on both sides of CPS debate
Tribune reporterJust 4-feet tall, the tiniest student protester stands on a chair to reach the podium. The microphone is adjusted downward so that he can speak to the crowds, who are sometimes stunned for a second—who is this kid?—and then electrified....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Elections, Chicago Mayor, Dwayne Johnson, Rahm Emanuel
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Hearing set on lawsuits over CPS closings
A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut 49 elementary schools, a federal judge on Thursday scheduled a four-day hearing in July on two lawsuits that seek to halt the closings. The hearing before U.S. District Judge John Lee...
Tags: Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Public Schools, Court Preliminary
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Hearing set in lawsuits over Chicago Public Schools closings
Tribune reporterA day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut down 50 schools, a federal judge today scheduled a four-day hearing in July to decide whether to halt the closures. The hearing before U.S. District Judge John Lee is likely to include...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Public Schools, Separation of Church and State
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CPS OKs massive closings
Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings....
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Chicago Mayor, Francis Scott Key, Karen Lewis, Richard M. Daley
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People protesting planned school closings arrested at City Hall
Tribune reporterMore than 20 people protesting Chicago Public School plans to close 53 elementary schools were arrested this afternoon at City Hall, officials said. The protesters were arrested after sitting and blocking elevators on the main floor of the building...Tags: Career and Workplace, Chicago City Hall, Rahm Emanuel, Activism, Unions
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Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism
Tribune staff reporterCitadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...Tags: Ken Griffin, Chicago Mayor, Government, Media Industry, Rahm Emanuel
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Fewer than 5 CPS schools expected to be spared
Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down....
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Elections, Chicago Mayor, Northwestern University, Local Government
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Voice of the People, May. 22
Labeling schools In the controversy over school closings, we often hear the term "failing" as a reason for closing a school. The use of this term is both degrading and insulting to the students, teachers and parents of those schools. A school is a...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Karen Lewis
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Protesters: Route to new school a 'danger zone'
Tribune reporterBeads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown’s face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered on Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The school at East 49th Street and South Indiana...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Bronzeville, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools
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School-closing foes take to the streets again
Beads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown's face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. The school at East 49th Street and South Indiana Avenue is slated...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Bronzeville, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools
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Stylish MCA celebration; Pride Parade rolls out 42nd
Special to Tribune NewspapersThe Museum of Contemporary Art celebrated 15 years of performances on the MCA stage with its benefit, "remixed/reimagined." The evening began with an outdoor reception on the front plaza that included food from some of Chicago's food trucks, plus mini...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Gay Pride San Diego, Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois), Rahm Emanuel, Peace Corps
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CTU files lawsuits to stop school closings
The Chicago Teachers Union's decision to go to court to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools, while not unexpected, makes clear that the Board of Education's vote on the proposal next week will not put an end to the controversy. The...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Laws, Autism, Lawyers, Judges
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