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Chicago film student Anahita Ghazvinizadeh wins Cannes prize
CANNES, France — A sharp, nearly perfect 21-minute movie about a 6th-grade girl caught in a tug of war between divorced parents, “Needle” was shot last summer in Chicago by School of the Art Institute film student Anahita Ghazvinizadeh....
Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Students, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Tehran (Iran)
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You name it, Eric Garcetti has done it
In exactly one week, Los Angeles will wake up with a newly elected mayor. The lucky leader of 4 million restless campers with cracked sidewalks could be Wendy Greuel, the business-suited Valley kid who worked for Mayor Tom Bradley and President...
Tags: Elections, Eric Garcetti, Wendy Greuel, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
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FAU president's resignation no surprise
Given the semester from hell she just endured, it's not surprising that Florida Atlantic University president Mary Jane Saunders quit this week. In the end, Saunders couldn't please anyone and alienated just about everyone: trustees, students, faculty,...
Tags: Students, Florida Atlantic University, American Civil Liberties Union, Teachers, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Dawn Turner Trice: Dance instructor takes steps to overcome illness
You might find Cescily Washington teaching a dance class at a Chicago public school, standing before her young students dressed in her black leotard with her hair pulled back into a bun. Other times she's preparing for upcoming events, such as the North...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Schools, Arts, Chicago Charter Schools, Education
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Illinois tight ends coach likes his depth
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois assistant Alex Golesh says he inherited some wealth when he followed coach Tim Beckman from Toledo to Champaign to coach tight ends. Depth is a concern for Illinois at several position groups. His isn't one of them. "The...
Tags: Students, Football, Sports
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'Won't Back Down' gets a D+ for a public school polemic ★ 1/2
Bored and visibly sneering as she fiddles with her cellphone while sitting at her desk, the grade school teacher barely takes notice of the sweet young girl challenged by learning disabilities. The student stands nervously before the blackboard,...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Schools, Lifestyle and Leisure, Waiting for Superman (movie), Won't Back Down (movie)
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Low teacher pay leads to mediocre teachers
Old sayings are clichés, but they're oft repeated for the simple reason that they're usually true. Snooty writers such as columnists avoid that shorthand method of communicating an idea — obviously it's beneath our keen mental capacity — but...Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Teachers, Nursing Homes
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A determined teacher enters the Octagon in 'Here Comes the Boom' ★★ 1/2
Wait a sec. How did the Kevin James mixed martial arts movie end up a more convincing portrait of the plight of the American public school teacher than "Won't Back Down," a film that's actually about that subject? "Here Comes the Boom" begins not well,...
Tags: Biology, Science and Technology, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Won't Back Down (movie), Warrior (movie)
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Young Chicago poet Malcolm London speaks up for education on TED show
On Tuesday night, if you tune into PBS' one-hour special "TED Talks Education," you'll see host John Legend and an array of prominent speakers, including Bill Gates, giving impassioned talks about ways to reinvent education. You'll also see Chicago's...
Tags: PBS (tv network), Students, HIV, WTTW, Northwestern University
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Slain diplomat from River Forest was a girl with an adventurous mind
Before she was a young U.S. foreign service officer stationed in Afghanistan, before she and others were blown up by a bomb, before she was eulogized at Fenwick High School on Tuesday, Anne Smedinghoff was a girl. The temptation now is to see her only...
Tags: Students, Anne Smedinghoff, Al-Qaeda, John Kerry, Teachers
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Spring has sprung
Mama rabbit sits pretty in the back yard, bigger than her Arizona cousins but a full grown bunny nonetheless, contentedly munching on new grass. Maples and the other deciduous trees sprout their green leaves grudgingly, a little at a time as the...Tags: Students
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Chicago's black legal community meets to stem youth violence
Herschella Conyers is an attorney who, along with several judges, recently invited a bunch of people to the University of Chicago to talk about violence and the growing number of teens getting entangled in the criminal justice system. Typically, these...
Tags: Laws, Juvenile Delinquency, Mental Health, Health, Interior Policy
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