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Teachers union to vote on aggressive stand against Deasy policies
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles teachers union has scheduled an April vote for an initiative that would, if passed, call for a more aggressive posture against the leadership of the L.A. Unified School District. The goal is to get a majority of...... -
Pictures in the News | September 10, 2012
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The Week in Pictures | September 10 – 16, 2012
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Rejecting test scores as a core value
It wasn't about money. It was about respect. That's what Chicago teachers union president Karen Lewis kept reminding the public during the seven-day teachers strike that had parents scrambling and kept 350,000 children out of class. But there was way...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Academic Progress, Career and Workplace, Strikes, Students
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Chicago Board of Education to vote on proposal to close 53 schools amid failing enrollment
Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Board of Education was expected to take a final vote Wednesday on whether to close 53 schools, an ambitious proposal that sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define — for better or worse — Mayor Rahm...Tags: White House, Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Elections, Separation of Church and State
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Summer vacation time not equal across Chicagoland
While many of her friends are stuck in school into June, Wauconda eighth-grader Alexandra Hayden plans to take advantage of her district's early summer break to beat the crowds at Six Flags Great America. "I'm going to party," said Alexandra, who is...
Tags: Memorial Day, Chicago Public Schools, Career and Workplace, Strikes, Students
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Chicago Teachers Union re-elects Karen Lewis
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial figure who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel by leading a seven-day strike last fall, was easily re-elected to a second three-year term Friday, according to unofficial results released by the...Tags: Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Strikes, Teaching and Learning, Merchandise Mart
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Dim view on Emanuel education policy, Tribune poll finds
Chicago voters hold a dim view of Rahm Emanuel's stewardship of public education after a tumultuous year that featured a teachers strike and the mayor's push to close many neighborhood elementary schools, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows....
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Rahm Emanuel, Academic Progress
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Board, TPS unions talk quietly
The BladeNegotiations between the Toledo Board of Education and three Toledo Public Schools employee unions will likely be less dramatic than the last time the sides were at the bargaining table. In 2011, major budget cuts were announced. Positions would be...Tags: Academic Progress, AFSCME, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Emanuel doubles down as year 2 ends
Surrounded by kids as he accepted money from a soft-drink company for nutrition and exercise classes, Rahm Emanuel was asked if it might make more sense for children's health to take a harder line on the sale of sugary drinks. "I'm here about making...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Economic Policy, Politics, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance
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Road to recovery? It all depends
As a youth, I marched under the red flag of socialism, a banner that's drooped badly in more recent decades. Stalin made a bloody mockery of Marx's vision of a classless society. Ditto Castro in Cuba. China is an old lefty's worst nightmare: a Communist...
Tags: Triborough Bridge, Barack Obama, Calvin Coolidge, Employment Opportunities, Starbucks Corp.
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Lake Forest High School principal retires early
Lake Forest High School Principal Jay Hoffmann cited unspecified "personal issues" in an email announcement last week that he has taken a leave of absence and will retire early. "In order for me to work through some personal issues, I am currently on...
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