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Tentative deal reached with striking Chicago teachers
Tribune reportersChicago Public Schools and the teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract and classes could resume for 350,000 students on Monday, according to school and union officials. The union’s House of Delegates will review...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago City Hall, Strikes
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From pizza to poetry, a few things I like
Every now and then I make a list of things I've liked lately. Here's a back-to-school edition. 1. "Boss" According to the ratings, you're not likely to have watched this great show starring Kelsey Grammer as Chicago's brilliantly diabolical mayor. I...
Tags: Kelsey Grammer, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Cancer, Mary Schmich, Entertainment Events
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Trice: Much has changed in CPS since the '70s
In 1974, when Benjamin Malone taught fourth grade at James R. Doolittle Jr. Elementary on Chicago's South Side, he was my first male teacher and my first real crush. Mr. Malone (which is how I still refer to him) was tall and dark and handsome and wore...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Roseland, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Transit Authority
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No school Monday; Teacher strike continues
WGN NewsThe Chicago Teachers Union strike has entered week 2. After a nearly 3-hour long meeting on Sunday, the union's House of Delegates decided to take more time to review the contract proposal and discuss the details with members at their respective...Tags: Schools, Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor
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CPS, parents react to continuing teachers strike
The Chicago Teachers Union's strike is entering its second week, and parents are not happy about it. Some parents say the longer the strike goes, their support for the strike will start to wane, because of the strain that it is placing on family...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, School Examinations, Chicago Teachers Union, Career and Workplace, Strikes
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Recap: Dallas Dance addresses pressing issues in county schools at Newsmaker's Forum
Updated: The Baltimore Sun will soon publish the entire hour of the recent Newsmaker's Forum featuring County Schools Superintendent Dallas Dance, but for now, those interested can read the recap of Tweets where Dance sounds off on everything from cyber-...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Chicago Teachers Union, Academic Progress, Towson
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Parents hopeful for quick end to teacher strike
WGN NewsChicago Teachers Union members are handing out flyers today thanking parents for their support. Quite a few parents have been on the picket lines with the teachers, but today there is a lot of anticipation over this afternoon's vote by the CTU House of...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Chicago Teachers Union, Education, Teachers
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Teachers' contentions
"Our members are not happy. They want to know if there is anything more they can get." So said Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, Sunday evening after its House of Delegates refused to call off its strike against Chicago Public Schools...
Tags: Entertainment, Wage Contract Issues, Schools, Charter Schools, Won't Back Down (movie)
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Teachers union to vote to end strike Sunday afternoon
Tribune reportersThousands of teachers from Chicago and beyond rallied at a Near West Side park Saturday as lawyers labored into the night at a Loop office to turn a framework for a new contract into finer points that can become a deal. Parents can expect to wait until...Tags: Labor Legislation, Government, Near West Side, Strikes, Scott Walker
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Court hearing set for Wednesday, after union vote
Tribune reportersChicago Public Schools students will miss a seventh day of classes Tuesday as Mayor Rahm Emanuel's attempt to get the courts to quickly end the teachers strike did not produce immediate results. Instead, a judge opted to hear arguments on the mayor's...Tags: Labor Legislation, Strikes, Work Relations, Teachers, Labor Disputes
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Teacher contract vote set for Tuesday
WGN NewsOn a day when so many thought Chicago Public Schools students might be back in class, lawyers for the school board took the teachers union to court. Teachers want until Tuesday afternoon to think over the latest contract proposal. The school board...Tags: Schools, Public Schools, Politics, Strikes, Karen Lewis
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Second City comedy camp helps parents during strike
It's day 4 of the Chicago Teachers Union strike and parents now have a fun option for their kids. The Second City Training Center, part of the world's premier comedy club/theatre and school of improvisation, is offering free comedy camps to keep kids...
Tags: Entertainment, Chicago Teachers Union, The Second City
Sep 14, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 15, 2012
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Sep 17, 2012
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Sep 12, 2012
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Sep 18, 2012
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Sep 18, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Sep 15, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 17, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 17, 2012
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Sep 13, 2012
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