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It’s the teachers in a squeaker
Change of SubjectFrom Sunday's print column Which side won in the Chicago Teachers Union strike? I’ve heard and been asked the question many times since the union suspended its seven-day walkout and its members returned to the classroom Wednesday. The easy, vague...... -
Open thread on the 'strike of choice'
Change of SubjectChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel scolds the teachers' union that theirs is a "strike of choice," as opposed to... CTU president Karen Lewis stresses benefits, job security and problems with proposed teacher-evaluation system. Teacher David Steiber writes in... -
CPS wants more time to compile school closing list
Tribune reporterChicago Public Schools officials plan to ask the state legislature for more time before submitting a required list of school closings. The deadline is Dec. 1 but the district wants to extend it until March 31 while a commission conducts an "extensive...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Environmental Issues, Chicago City Hall, Conservation, Chicago Teachers Union
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Emanuel names new CPS CEO after Brizard's exit
After spending a year-and-a-half in office, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's choice for CPS CEO is out. Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard resigned yesterday. Jean-Claude Brizard was allowed to resign, in what he and the mayor's office called a mutual...
Tags: New York City, Chicago Public Schools, Jean-Claude Brizard, Chicago Mayor, Corporate Officers
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Departing Brizard to get full year's salary
Clout StreetDeparting Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard will get a full year's salary as part of his severance package, district officials said today. The school board gave Brizard a two-year contract at $250,000 a year when it hired him in April 2011....Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Jean-Claude Brizard, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Teachers Union
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Teachers Union suit goes after law cracking down on public pension abuse
Tribune reporterFearing cuts to the pension benefits of its “ordinary” members, the Chicago Teachers Union filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court Tuesday that goes after a state law passed in January that was intended to crackdown on public pension...Tags: Labor Legislation, Civil and Public Service, Cook County Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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Aldermen want hearings on Chicago school closings
Although Chicago teachers have signed off on their new contract, the lingering anxiety about the future of the city's public education system surfaced Thursday as aldermen stepped up a call for hearings on potential school closings. Chicago Public...
Tags: Michael D. Chandler, Strikes, Chicago Teachers Strike, Latasha Thomas, Career and Workplace
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Chicago teachers OK new contract, get ready for next fight
Tribune reportersChicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis called the overwhelming vote by teachers in favor of a contract agreement a victory, but said the union would continue to fight against school closing and the growth of privately-run charter schools. "No...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Wage Contract Issues, Career and Workplace, Collective Contract, Credit Ratings
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Chicago teachers vote on new contract today
WGN NewsChicago Teachers Union members are voting today on the new contract that ended their strike last month. CTU president Karen Lewis is not giving any indication whether or not she has confidence that the contract will pass majority vote by the rank and...Tags: Schools, Strikes, Career and Workplace, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago Teachers Union
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Schoolchildren's stomachs rumble; drama queens grumble
As nominations poured in for the stupendous Moutza of the Month award for September, President Barack Obama was avoiding meeting with world leaders because he had something more important to do: hang out on daytime TV with the ladies of "The View." "I...
Tags: Madonna, White House, Regional Authority, National Football League, Robin Ventura
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Rejecting test scores as a core value
It wasn't about money. It was about respect. That's what Chicago teachers union president Karen Lewis kept reminding the public during the seven-day teachers strike that had parents scrambling and kept 350,000 children out of class. But there was way...Tags: Teachers, Chicago Mayor, Strikes, Health and Safety at School, Chicago Teachers Strike
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It's the teachers in a squeaker
Which side won in the Chicago Teachers Union strike? I've heard and been asked the question many times since the union suspended its seven-day walkout and its members returned to the classroom Wednesday. The easy, vague answer is that both sides won. The...
Tags: Unions, Cook County Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Strikes
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