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I am more than pleased with Rep. Colvin's initiative in reigning in the class sizes to contemporary manageable levels.

Until the Mayor and all the other self-styled "education reformers"...

By: Stan Hollenbeck
In: Chicago lawmakers file bills to rein in school closings, class sizes
4 hours 4 min ago

I am more than pleased with Rep. Colvin's initiative in reigning in the class sizes to contemporary manageable levels.

Until the Mayor and all the other self-styled "education reformers"...

By: Stan Hollenbeck
In: Chicago lawmakers file bills to rein in school closings, class sizes
4 hours 5 min ago

I am more than pleased with Rep. Colvin's initiative in reigning in the class sizes to contemporary manageable levels.

Until the Mayor and all the other self-styled "education reformers"...

By: Stan Hollenbeck
In: Chicago lawmakers file bills to rein in school closings, class sizes
4 hours 5 min ago

I am more than pleased with Rep. Colvin's initiative in reigning in the class sizes to contemporary manageable levels.

Until the Mayor and all the other self-styled "education reformers"...

By: Stan Hollenbeck
In: Chicago lawmakers file bills to rein in school closings, class sizes
4 hours 6 min ago

Your article about the three boys at Dyett School was a powerful reminder how mentoring programs can make a huge difference in motivating high school kids who otherwise wouldn't have guidance and...

By: Anonym
In: Three Friends Update: Navigating the pitfalls of life after high school
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 8:40am

In the News: AFT votes to endorse Obama for re-election

By: Cassandra West
Tags: American Federation of Teachers

The American Federation of Teachers' executive council unanimously voted Tuesday to endorse Barack Obama for U.S. President, though it remains to be seen how the 1.5 million-member union plans to get teachers out on the ground to canvass in support of Obama's re-election. (Education Week)

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 11:38am

Comings & Goings

By: Debra Williams
Tags: Comings and Goings

We are pleased to announce that we are resurrecting Comings & Goings to help you keep up with colleagues in the city’s broad-based education community. We welcome your help. Send announcements and intelligence about job changes, honors and other interesting items to Community Editor Debra Williams.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 9:02am

In the News: Tribune asks Duncan to return CPS money

By: Cassandra West
Tags: Arne Duncan

The Tribune has written a rather uncharacteristic editorial in the form of a memo. It asks U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan "to do something good for the schools and set an example for everyone who works there" by returning the $50,297 he collected in unused vacation time when he left CPS in 2009.

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Monday, February 6, 2012 - 1:56pm

Chicago lawmakers file bills to rein in school closings, class sizes

By: Jim Broadway
Tags: capital spending, facilities, government and policy, legislation, school closings

SPRINGFIELD -  When Chicago catches a cold, the Illinois General Assembly coughs.

The state legislature has been hacking like a two-pack-a-day smoker over school actions in the Chicago Public Schools—closings, phase-outs, changes in attendance boundaries and other moves that critics say are disruptive for students and the surrounding neighborhoods.

(Find the district’s facilities plan online.)

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Monday, February 6, 2012 - 9:08am

In the News: AUSL's turnarounds questioned

By: Cassandra West
Tags: turnarounds

While the Academy for Urban School Leadership has 'turned around' several failing Chicago Public Schools, some critics say improved test scores don't tell the whole story, the Tribune is reporting.

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Friday, February 3, 2012 - 9:01am

In the News: CPS pays millions for unused time off

By: Cassandra West
Tags: City Colleges, Jean-Claude Brizard

Cash-strapped though it is, Chicago Public Schools spends tens of millions of dollars annually to departing employees for unused time off, the Sun-Times reports.

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