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A U.S. District Appeals Court heard arguments Friday from Chicago Public Schools attorneys challenging an earlier ruling that called on them to develop rules for recalling teachers laid off over the summer.  CPS attorney Sally Scott told judges that the 1995 state school reform law set out that tenure protection only applies to disciplinary firings – not economic layoffs.

Mayor Richard Daley says he doesn't think Chicago public school teachers should be allowed to strike and hopes state lawmakers pass a bill making it more difficult for them to walk off the job. Daley made his comments Monday at the ribbon cutting for the new Azuela Elementary School. (ABC 7 News)

Home-schooling experts say more African-American families are choosing to school their children at home, according to the Chicago Tribune. The families are opting out of public schools, which critics say may be not only failing their children, but also in some cases shortchanging them of their history. In south suburban Hazel Crest, 12 families participate in the Indigo National Homeschooler's Association, where the curriculum is centered on African-American history, culture and language.