Friday Morning News Cops say teen was targeted, killed by gang Tribune
The middle child of three, Uriostegui was an average student, mostly Bs and Cs, who was trying to find a job to help his mother, who worked at a packaging plant, to pay bills, family members said. Uriostegui was helpful, a teen who shoveled snow, did yard work and carried groceries, neighbors said.
Funds for test translation offered Tribune
Chicago Public School officials volunteered Thursday to pay at least $120,000 to translate the state math and science exams into Spanish, to help students who have limited-English language skills.
Chicago school councils bridging language gap
Medill Methods
Officials are reaching out in Spanish, Polish and Chinese neighborhoods.
Englewood's aim: Rise before demise Tribune
In February 2005, though, Chicago school officials announced that Englewood, one of the city's worst-performing schools, would stop taking freshmen. Its building has since begun switching to a site for new, smaller high schools.
U of C opens new charter middle school Maroon
The school will accommodate students from the growing North Kenwood/Oakland Charter School, as well as students from the nearby Donoghue Elementary, a charter school operated by the University of Chicago’s Center for Urban School Improvement (USI).
Steroid-Testing Plans in Texas and Illinois Are Moving Forward MSNBC
The Lone Star State will begin tests of student-athletes this spring.
10 things to do this weekend Crain's
This Writers' Theatre play [about MLK] has been touring Chicago Public Schools, but this weekend, in honor of the holiday, it will be performed at the Field Museum of Natural History.
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Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 6:03 PM
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The story on the Englewood High School basketball team is very good, but why is it sitting (on my browser at least) next to a photograph of John Ostenburg, who works at the Chicago Teachers Union? Ostenburg was recently appointed Chief of Staff by Marilyn Stewart after years of running the CTU newspaper (which to my knowledge never covered Prep Spots like the Englewood basketball team).
If I were blogging anonymously or pseudonymously, I'd make this post from "Confused. No, very confused..."
If I were blogging anonymously or pseudonymously, I'd make this post from "Confused. No, very confused..."
Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 10:45 AM
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That's so sad about Uriostegui. Sure he may not have been the best student with Bs and Cs, but not the worst either. He seemed to have a good heart, wanting to earn money to help out Mom and doing odd jobs even before 16 to help out. Why would the gangs target someone like that?
Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 1:06 PM
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It's a classic misleading headline. In the body of the story the police acknowledge they don't know why the kid was shot and that it could have been a case of mistaken identity.
Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 1:38 PM
Friday Morning News
Great picture of the John Ostenburg the double dipping Chief of Staff of the Union and Mayor of Park Forest.
Hey John how can you work two full time jobs?
$150K? from CTU + $??? Park Forest = Cha-Ching Thanks Suckers
PS Is this legal?
Patrick Fitzgerald where are you?
Hey John how can you work two full time jobs?
$150K? from CTU + $??? Park Forest = Cha-Ching Thanks Suckers
PS Is this legal?
Patrick Fitzgerald where are you?
Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 1:42 PM
Friday Morning News
ostenburg working two jobs may not be seemly, but it doesn't raise any questions at CTU HQ from what i've been told. he's been working for CTU for a while, right? it's just the title (and perhaps the salary) that have changed.
-- alexander
-- alexander
Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 1:49 PM
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Alexander et al:
For the record, my position as Mayor of Park Forest is strictly policy-making and not administrative. I receive roughtly $6,500 per year to perform that role and also to serve as liquor commissioner. Park Forest has a full-time Manager who is hired to run the day-to-day affairs. This is a common arrangement in most suburban communities. As regards my full-time position at the Chicago Teachers Union, I have served under three administrations -- at different times as editor, legislative director, officer liaison, and now chief of staff -- and will stand by my performance thoughout as justification for the salary I receive, which is exactly on the same scale as for other Union administrators. Thanks.
For the record, my position as Mayor of Park Forest is strictly policy-making and not administrative. I receive roughtly $6,500 per year to perform that role and also to serve as liquor commissioner. Park Forest has a full-time Manager who is hired to run the day-to-day affairs. This is a common arrangement in most suburban communities. As regards my full-time position at the Chicago Teachers Union, I have served under three administrations -- at different times as editor, legislative director, officer liaison, and now chief of staff -- and will stand by my performance thoughout as justification for the salary I receive, which is exactly on the same scale as for other Union administrators. Thanks.
Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 2:25 PM
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That is how the record is straight!
Freedom of speech is wonderful.
Freedom of speech is wonderful.
