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The Chicago public school system, also known as CPS, includes 655 schools, 408,600 students and 44,417 employees, including 588 principals and more than 24,600 teachers. CPS is the third largest school district in the United States led by CEO Arne Duncan.
The Chicago public school system, also known as CPS, includes 655 schools, 408,600 students and 44,417 employees, including 588 principals and more than 24,600 teachers. CPS is the third largest school district in the United States led by CEO Arne Duncan.
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Missing Iraq money may have been stolen, auditors say
After the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the George W. Bush administration flooded the conquered country with so much cash to pay for reconstruction and other projects in the first year that a new unit of measurement was born.
Pentagon...Tags: Crimes, U.S. Military, Finance, Fraud, Wars and Interventions
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L.A. Unified gets praise for authorizing, overseeing charter schools
L.A. NOWA nonprofit that examines the authorization of charter schools gave good marks Thursday to the Los Angeles Unified School District -- a finding that may surprise some local charter school operators who have long battled the school system. The thumbs-up...... -
Report: Schools spent $67K on cappuccino machines
An inspector's report shows Chicago Public Schools employees bent rules to spend $67,000 for espresso machines that largely haven't been used. The report shows the nation's third-largest district bought 30 cappuccino machines for a culinary arts program....Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees
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A refresher course on murals
Times Staff WriterOne of the nation's great troves of Progressive and New Deal murals is the subject of new tours led by the woman who wrote the book on them. Most of the more than 400 murals, which are found throughout Chicago public schools, have been restored in an...Tags: Education, Kenwood, Hyde Park, Arts, Schools
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Aldermen: Saggy pants disrupt schools
Most Chicago Public Schools already require uniforms or have dress codes, but that didn't stop aldermen Wednesday from pressing district officials to make sure the rules bar the wearing of saggy pants, a behavior that has increased in recent years. Ald....
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'Next stop, (your name here)'
The CTA on Wednesday put out a pitch to sell businesses naming rights and sponsorships to 11 rail stations, mostly on the North Side and downtown as well as at both Chicago airports.
The stations are Addison, Belmont, Fullerton, North/Clybourn, Chicago,...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Chicago Transit Authority, Apple Store, New Year's Day, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Madigan makes room for deal
SPRINGFIELD — As lawmakers head toward adjournment Thursday night, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan paved the way for a comprehensive government worker pension reform plan by dropping his demand that suburban and Downstate school districts...Tags: Republican Party, Education, Pension and Welfare, Regional Authority, Schools
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Charter school teachers file unfair labor complaint against network
Teachers and staff at a Chicago charter school for troubled youths have filed an unfair labor complaint that claims the network that runs the school announced plans to close it a day after teachers voted to form a union.
The complaint, filed with the...Tags: Education, Schools, Career and Workplace, Chicago Tribune, Work Relations
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On 40th anniversary of Title IX, girls still lag in Illinois high school sports
Four decades after Title IX prohibited discrimination against female athletes, boys still vastly outnumber girls on the playing fields and gym floors of Illinois high schools, an imbalance that raises two thorny questions:
Is this a problem? And if so,...Tags: Lawyers, Laws, Illinois High School Association, Field Hockey, Justice System
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Chicago rap's new class
For RedEyeWhen Kanye West announced last month that he would be releasing a remix of a song called "I Don't Like" by a relatively unknown Chicago artist named Chief Keef, it prompted confusion in some corners of the Internet. "What is Kanye thinking?" posted one...Tags: Bleep (euphemism), Kanye West, YouTube, Social Media, Soulja Boy
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CTA offers naming rights to 11 stations
Tribune reporterThe CTA today put out a pitch to sell businesses naming rights and sponsorships to 11 rail stations, mostly on the North Side and downtown as well as at both Chicago airports. The stations are Addison, Belmont, Fullerton, North/Clybourn, Chicago, Grand/...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Apple Inc., Chicago Transit Authority, Advertising, Economy, Business and Finance
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Authors H-L
Alyson Hagy In conversation with Eric Banks and Susan Nusser, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, University Center/River Room. Panelist, with Jonathan Evison, Larry Watson and Terese Svoboda, moderated by Steve Mills, 4 p.m. Saturday, Grace Place/2nd Floor. Alyson...Tags: Buzz Bissinger, Steve Edwards, Wilco (music group), Arts, Chicago State University
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