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9-year-old wows crowds, YouTube while fighting for his school
Just 4 feet tall, the tiniest student protester stands on a chair to reach the lectern. The microphone is adjusted so he can speak to the crowds of people, who are sometimes stunned for a second — who is this kid? — and then electrified....Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Teachers, Politics, Chicago Public Schools, Students
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Voice of the People, May. 26
Praising teachers Television and other news sources are once again telling the story of heroic teachers giving everything, including their lives, to save the children they spend so much time with each day. This is definitely not what they signed up for,...Tags: School Examinations, Chicago Tribune, Teachers, Students, Natural Disasters
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After vote, school closings plan must race clock
Chicago Public Schools has just three months to oversee Mayor Rahm Emanuel's massive school closing plan, a process laden with logistical challenges that could prove every bit as difficult for the system as the months leading up to last week's vote. Here...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Teachers, Politics, Chicago Public Schools, House Building
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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: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Separation of Church and State, Judges, Chicago Public Schools
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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: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Separation of Church and State, Judges, Chicago Public Schools
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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: Layoffs and Downsizing, Walter Burnett, Jr., Illinois General Assembly, Ameya Pawar, Jesse Owens
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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: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Tribune, Teachers, Natural Disasters, 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: Peace Corps, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Arts, Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois), Rahm Emanuel
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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: CNBC (tv network), Republican Party, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Tribune, Illinois Governor
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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: Justice System, Rahm Emanuel, Crime, Law and Justice, Walter Burnett, Jr., Chicago City Hall
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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: Rahm Emanuel, Activism, Unions, Chicago City Hall, Politics
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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: Rahm Emanuel, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Bronzeville, Kenwood, Students
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