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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday Morning News  
Former CPS CEO considering run for governor Chicago Sun-Times
"Angry and frustrated" about the opportunities Gov. Blagojevich has "squandered," former Chicago Schools CEO Paul Vallas ...

Former Schools Chief Hints At Run For Governor CBS2 Chicago
The former chief executive of the Chicago Public Schools, who now runs the system in New Orleans, used the forum to send the strongest signals yet that he ...

Tom Rosenberg and "The Ugly Truth" in the Rezko trial Southwest News-Herald
A pal of Mayor Daley, Rosenberg got a $12 million no-bid contract to oversee $1.4 billion in repairs and construction for all of Chicago's public schools as ...

Chicago Opera Theatre adds a $15 student rush program! Broadway World
“With arts education being cut significantly, both in public and private schools, it is vital that arts companies such as ourselves try to close that gap,” ...

Sit, Stay, Read: Dogs Used To Help Kids Learn NBC5.com
The group approached Chicago Public Schools with the goal of working with its neediest children. Sit Stay Read told CPS that dogs can help kids learn ...

Rezendes wins Knight fellowship Boston Globe
Also named to the Stanford fellowships yesterday were Christopher Allbritton, a freelance journalist; Stephanie Banchero, an education reporter with the ...

Threat Over Cougar Shooting Alarms School
The principal of Audubon Elementary, at 3500 N. Hoyne Ave., said someone was upset over the shooting of the cougar on April 14 on the next block south, and wrote a threatening letter to the school.


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Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 6:09 PMBy: Ethel Tuesday Morning News Go Vallas, go. It would be fun and exciting to have him run for governor. Just the fact that he is not the son or daughter of a current politician in Illinois is a plus.
He would be a breath of fresh air.
Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 10:27 PMBy: Kugler - International Success! Tuesday Morning News Thanks for the help with the visitors from Durango, Mexico. Our second annual exchange.

They had a great time. And are expecting our students this summer!

If you would like a DVD of the event for your portfolio please email and when it is ready you can have it.

Here are the pics from today and a podcast.

Durango Vistors 042908

Podcasts

I want to personally thank

Mr. Goodman

Ms. McGee

Mr. Arzate

Ms. Clark

Mr. Jarosek

Ms. Fenwick and her students!


And especially Mr. Trotter our principal for having the vision and giving me the directive to pursue international partnerships and exchange initiatives.

My dream is to one day connect all four of our partner schools: Hyde Park, Durango, Cameroon, Tanzania.

Maybe our students will be able to study and in turn the foreign students be able to study in rotation at all these schools throughout the year studying the same curriculum but in a different culture!

If you are interested in helping out please Send email .

Here is more information on our

International Projects

Mexico 2007 Trip

Dr. Kugler
Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 8:38 AMBy: WOW How do you Tuesday Morning News How do you have time to do all of that?

are you the same Kugler that people attack here on the blog?

This is usual in CPS and CTU. When you do good and work for the students you make others look bad so you become the enemy.

Keep up the fight. Maybe one day I will be brave enough to use my name when making comments.

Thanks for not being afraid of the bullies.
Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 9:32 AMBy: To Kugler Tuesday Morning News John,

I can't find your email address. Send me an email; I want to talk about Industrial Design programs with you.


McGreal
Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 11:30 AMBy: YIKES! Tuesday Morning News Ethel -

Paul Vallas made a hot buttered mess of CPS - he's the first bean counter instead of an educator. He went to Philadelphia and made teacher's lives miserable. Now he's in the Crescent City, vilifying teachers and presiding over a fully privatized school system. We don't need him back in Illinois.
Sat May 3, 2008 at 4:17 PMBy: 1.04 Tuesday Morning News Vallas



As long as he remains a scumbag democrat he will never get the nomination.
It seems he pissed off the mayor some how .If he was a Republican he would
Already be Governor, if he changes party he might win.

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