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Chicago Teachers Union Preps For 4,000-Strong Downtown Protest

Posted 05.23.2012

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The Chicago Teachers Union is preparing to bring together some 4,000 Chicago Public Schools teachers in a Wednesday rally intended to send a message o...

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City Council: Stop Suspending, Expelling CPS Students

Posted 05.04.2012

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Weeks after a group of Chicago Public Students staged a protest demanding the school system reevaluate their harsh disciplinary standards, a city coun...

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Do You Have Questions For Mayor Rahm Emanuel?

Posted 04.30.2012

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One year after taking office, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will host his third #AskChicago Facebook Town Hall meeting to solicit questions and suggestio...

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Students Speak Out Against Arrests In Public Schools

Posted 04.26.2012

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A coalition of students protested outside Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office Tuesday, calling on the city to implement new disciplinary policies that...

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In Chicago: Nobel Laureates and Students Defending Human Rights, One Step at a Time

Kerry Kennedy | Posted 04.24.2012

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I spent yesterday morning in the library of Chicago's Lincoln Park High School, listening to students talk about what the word "hero" means to them. This wasn't any normal school day.

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An Elected School Board Could Solve the Longer School Day Debacle

Kenzo Shibata | Posted 04.24.2012

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This campaign would have been a wonderful opportunity for the new mayor to listen to the public and hear concerns over his proposal.

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Boy Allegedly Forced Girl To Perform Sex Act In School Stairwell

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 04.18.2012

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Police were called to Evanston Township High School after a school officer found a 14-year-old male student allegedly forcing a 15-year-old girl to pe...

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Teachers Union President: Support Growing For Districtwide Strike

Posted 04.17.2012

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While the Chicago Teachers Union has been threatening to strike since last summer to protest changes in the school day, their pay metrics and the way ...

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Report: CPS Teachers Already Work A Very Long School Day

Posted 04.14.2012

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As the debate over how long the Chicago Public Schools school day should be wages on, a new analysis released this week lends credence to the argument...

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Emanuel Shortens School Day Plan After Parents Cry Foul

Posted 04.10.2012

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After being accused of refusing to work with Chicago parents, Mayor Rahm Emanuel backed down on his longer school day proposal Tuesday. Emanuel an...

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Parents Want Answers From Rahm On Longer School Day

Posted 04.10.2012

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Opponents of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to lengthen the school day for Chicago Public School students joined forces this week -- and are demand...

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Report: 'Pink Slime' Was Served To Chicago Students

Posted 04.06.2012

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After avoiding the "pink slime" controversy for the most part, Chicago Public School officials are now admitting that students may have been served th...

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Union: Teachers 'Fed Up,' Ready To Strike

Posted 04.06.2012

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As negotiations between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools continue, the union announced Thursday that, according to their own info...

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Renee Fleming Mentors Chicago High School Students

AP | By CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 04.04.2012

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CHICAGO -- There's a reason Renee Fleming has been dubbed "The People's Diva." For the past school year, the famed soprano has been mentoring teen vo...

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For Teachers, More Time for Teamwork

Teach Plus | Posted 04.03.2012

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As CPS prepares to extend both the school day and school year, I question the potential impact on professional learning and sharing. Will the full day schedule be flexible enough to allow for collaboration?

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School Suspension Policy in Chicago Brutal, Unfair

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 04.03.2012

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Early last month, the U.S. Department of Education released a report on school equity issues that revealed that minority students face "much harsher discipline" than whites in our public schools.

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School Board, Teachers Union Agree On Payment Model For Teachers With Longer Days

Posted 03.29.2012

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The Chicago Teachers Union inked a deal with Chicago Public Schools Wednesday night that will temporarily stay the battle over extending the school da...

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CPS Projects $700M Budget Deficit

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.28.2012

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Chicago Public Schools once again faces big budget woes -- this time a projected $700 million shortfall in 2013. The board met Wednesday morning to...

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On the Outside Looking In

Matt Farmer | Posted 05.21.2012

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On February 28, WGN-TV named Octavia Sansing-Rhodes of Herzl Elementary their "Teacher of the Month." It came just six days after CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard effectively fired her, along with everybody else who works at Herzl.

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Long on Class Time, Short on Answers

Matt Farmer | Posted 05.13.2012

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If Jennifer Cheatham, the Chief Instruction Officer for Chicago Public Schools, were an NBA team, she'd undoubtedly have a lousy road record.

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Affirmative Action for School Reformers?

Dean Baker | Posted 05.12.2012

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The rich and powerful have lined up firmly on the side of school reform, which is defined as a system where teachers lack job security and standardized testing becomes all-important.

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Does Teacher Incentive Program Work? Report Shows No Student Improvement

Posted 03.09.2012

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A four-year pilot program in Chicago's Public Schools that focused on increasing teachers' access to self-improvement programs was recently evaluated ...

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What Value Is Added by Publicly Shaming Teachers?

Gregory Michie | Posted 05.07.2012

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We've already created a climate where good, hard-working educators feel justifiably discouraged and unjustly maligned. The irresponsible use of value-added models will only make things worse.

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Study: Minority Students Face Harsher Discipline, Fewer Options

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 03.06.2012

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In Chicago public schools, black students receive harsher punishments for in-school infractions than white students, a fact that mirrors a nationwide ...

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Grading Schools, Failing Schools

Tim King | Posted 05.06.2012

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Closing schools is a decision with far-reaching consequences that shouldn't be undertaken for the credibility of any particular movement, but only as a final measure in support of undeserved students.

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