Posts tagged ‘Chicago IL’
by John Laesch , posted on Friday, March 29th, 2013 at 9:16 pm
State Senator Heather Steans and Stand for Children are ultimately responsible for Chicago school closings and the recent increase of charter school applications like the 18-district virtual charter initiated by K12 Inc. in the Chicago suburbs.
Rahm Emanuel, Barb Byrd-Bennett, Heather Steans, Jonah Edelman
I started researching SB79 and HB 5825, the legislation that created and gave the Illinois Charter Commission super “override powers” and autonomy from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). If SB7 gave education activists concern, SB79 and HB 5825 should have started a five-alarm fire.
Because of SB79, K12 Inc., a for-profit, Wall Street-traded company applied for a virtual charter scam in 18 suburban school districts. Why are they doing this? K12 Inc. anticipates that the state charter commission will override local rejections of their taxpayer rip-off scheme and approve the charter despite overwhelming local opposition.
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Tags: Bob Pritchard , charter schools , Chicago IL , Chicago Public Schools , Cook County , CPS , education , HB 5825 , Heather Steans , Illinois , Illinois Charter Commission , Illinois General Assembly , Illinois State Board of Education , Jean Pierce , K12 Inc , legislation , Leo Smith , Linda Chapa LaVia , Mike Madigan , Monique Davis , Rahm Emanuel , SB 79 , school closings , Stand for Children The Front Page | No Comments »
by n0madic , posted on Thursday, October 4th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
from the Chicago Teachers Union
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Chicago Teachers Union officers announce 79.11% vote to ratify the CTU/CPS contract — biggest win in history.
Tags: Chicago IL , Chicago Public Schools , Chicago Teachers Union , Cook County , CTU , education , Illinois , Karen Lewis , strike , teachers The Union List | No Comments »
by n0madic , posted on Thursday, September 20th, 2012 at 8:53 am
from The Real News Network
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Activists with “Journey For Justice” demand national moratorium on school closings
Tags: Chicago IL , Cook County , education , Illinois , Jitu Brown , Journey for Justice , Katie Osgood , Keshaundra Neal , No Child Left Behind Act , Obama Administration , Sarah Chambers , school closings , strike , teachers The Union List | No Comments »
by n0madic , posted on Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 at 7:37 am
from The Real News Network
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Chicago teachers say fight to defend public education ongoing.
Tags: Adam Heenan , anti-bullying clause , Beverly Allebach , Chicago IL , Chicago Public Schools , Chicago Teachers Union , class size , Cook County , CPS , CTU , education , Illinois , Izamar Vazquez , merit pay , pensions , privatization , Rahm Emanuel , school closings , Sofia Vioafuerte , strike , teacher evaluations , teachers , tenure , unions The Union List | No Comments »
by n0madic , posted on Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 at 6:44 pm
from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee
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This is why we fight. Help run this ad in Chicago: http://ThankYouUnions.org
Tags: Chicago IL , Chicago Public Schools , Chicago Teachers Union , Cook County , CPS , CTU , education , Illinois , PCCC , Progressive Change Campaign Committee , strike , teachers , unions The Union List | No Comments »
by n0madic , posted on Monday, September 17th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
from The Real News Network
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Chicago Mayor Emanuel to seek court injunction to force teachers back to work.
Tags: Chicago IL , Chicago Public Schools , Chicago Teachers Union , Cook County , CPS , CTU , David Hernandez , education , Fred Klonsky , Illinois , Jackson Potter , Karen Lewis , Matt Farmer , Rahm Emanuel , strike , teachers , unions The Union List | No Comments »
by n0madic , posted on Saturday, September 15th, 2012 at 11:02 am
from the Chicago Teachers Union
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Chicago Public Schools teachers and parents, current students and recent graduates, and CTU organizers talk about education in Chicago.
Tags: Andrea Zopp , Arron Jackson , Brandon Johnson , charter schools , Chicago Board of Education , Chicago IL , Chicago Public Schools , Chicago Teachers Union , class size , Cook County , corporate school reform , corporations , CPS , CTU , David Vitale , Domonique Davies , education , education justice , Henry Bienen , Illinois , Jacqueline Rodriguez , Jesse Ruiz , June Davis , Karen Lewis , Lisa Russell , Local School Councils , Lourdes Guerrero , Mahalia Hines , Marta Aguilar , Matt Farmer , Penny Pritzker , privatization , Rahm Emanuel , Rodrigo Sierra , Rolando Velazquez , school closings , strike , teachers , unions The Union List | No Comments »
by n0madic , posted on Thursday, September 13th, 2012 at 9:06 am
from The Real News Network
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Labor unions back striking teachers, while Democrats remain silent.
Tags: Arne Duncan , Carl Rosen , charter schools , Chicago IL , Chicago Public Schools , Chicago Teachers Union , Cook County , corporate school reform , CTU , Democrats , education , George Schmidt , high-stakes testing , Illinois , Keith Kelleher , privatization , Race to the Top , Rahm Emanuel , school closings , strike , teacher evaluations , teachers , Tom Balanoff , unions The Union List | No Comments »
by n0madic , posted on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
from The Real News Network
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Chicago teachers fighting bipartisan consensus over “corporate” education reform
Tags: Angela Sangha , Chicago IL , Chicago Public Schools , Chicago Teachers Union , Cook County , CTU , education , Illinois , Karen Canales , Karen Lewis , Patricia Buenrostro , Rico Gutstein , Social Justice High School , strike , teachers The Union List | No Comments »
