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The Crosby Chronicles: What counts as student achievement?
Getting lost during the national attention on the recent Chicago Teachers strike was that administrators in the Los Angeles Unified School District agreed to have student achievement be part of their job evaluation, an unprecedented arrangement. What...Tags: Strikes, Teachers, Students, Career and Workplace, Los Angeles Unified School District
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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: Teachers, Strikes, Students, DePaul University, Career and Workplace
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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: Teachers, Chicago Teachers Union, Rahm Emanuel, Unions, Career and Workplace
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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: Chicago Teachers Union, Teachers, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Family
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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: Separation of Church and State, Crime, Law and Justice, Teachers, Unions, Health and Safety at School
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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: New York City, Barack Obama, Labor Markets, Employment, Career and Workplace
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'Personal issues' cited by retiring Lake Forest principal
Tribune reporterLake Forest High School Principal Jay Hoffmann cited unspecified "personal issues" in an email announcement Wednesday that he has taken a leave of absence and will retire early. “In order for me to work through some personal issues, I am... -
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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Chicago school closing plan ignites emotions
After months of anxiety for parents and teachers, the release of a list of 53 public schools Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration plans to close ignited a fresh round of questions and protest as communities struggle to deal with the largest schools shake-...Tags: Terry Mazany, Chicago Teachers Union, Teachers, Students, Rahm Emanuel
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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...... -
Teachers on strike in Carpentersville District 300
Special to the TribuneTeachers in Community Unit District 300 went out on strike this morning after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract. Negotiators for the teachers union and the school district met for nearly nine hours Monday but failed to reach an agreement,...Tags: Strikes, Teachers, Students, Career and Workplace, Chicago Public Schools
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District 300 teachers end 1-day strike
Teachers in Community Unit District 300 reached a deal with the school board late Tuesday to end a one-day walkout and reopen classes Wednesday in the large, far northwest suburban school district. Talks had broken down late Monday, prompting the...
Tags: Teachers, Strikes, Students, Unions, Career and Workplace
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