Chicago
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Falling short in the classroom
Read more: Falling short in the classroomAs now widely reported, Chicago Public Schools has gone through with mid-year layoffs due to the district facing a hundred million dollar budget deficit.…
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CPS Cuts $120 million from School Budgets, While FOP Backs Payton
Read more: CPS Cuts $120 million from School Budgets, While FOP Backs PaytonSecond semester cuts became a reality for many CPS Principals today. After the threat of layoffs due to the district’s place of blame on the…
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Students Rally with Teachers for a Fair Contract
Read more: Students Rally with Teachers for a Fair ContractRecap of CTU Rally on Wednesday, February 4 Over five thousand students, parents, teachers, and allies rallied with the Chicago Teachers Union for a…
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CTU Calls for Mass Rally Amid CPS Announcement of CUTS
Read more: CTU Calls for Mass Rally Amid CPS Announcement of CUTSWith the reality of cuts to schools fast approaching, the Chicago Teachers Union plans to protest the nearly 1,000 cuts threatened by the district. At…
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Senate President Calls for State to Fix Education Funding Formula
Read more: Senate President Calls for State to Fix Education Funding FormulaWith over 400,000 Chicago Public School students depending on state aid to fund their education, Senate President Cullerton called for a fix of the state’s…
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CPD and Latino Leaders Push for Diversity
Read more: CPD and Latino Leaders Push for DiversityPayton students have been active over the last two years in protest for more accountability and transparency in the Chicago Police Department. In part, because…
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Possible CPS Bankruptcy
Read more: Possible CPS BankruptcyGovernor Rauner is attempting to pass legislation that would allow the state to takeover the financial strapped Chicago Public Schools. While the outcome of CPS…
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Getting to Know Your School Board: Jesse Ruiz, From VP to CEO to President
Read more: Getting to Know Your School Board: Jesse Ruiz, From VP to CEO to PresidentJesse Ruiz’s list of accomplishments qualify him for his next endeavor in Chicago’s political scene. As December marks the last month of Ruiz’s tenure serving…
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Speaker Madigan Makes Rare Speech
Read more: Speaker Madigan Makes Rare SpeechSpeaker Mike Madigan spoke to a sold out City Club of Chicago on Wednesday, December 9; tickets for today’s event sold out in under five…
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Emanuel Calls for Special City Council Meeting
Read more: Emanuel Calls for Special City Council MeetingMayor Emanuel called for a special session prior to the regular scheduled City Council meeting set to take place at 10:00 a.m. His address to…
