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"The legislature really shouldn't try to micromanage Chicago's schools--especially in ways they would never interfere in the state's other school districts."

Yeah, because that never...

By: Bunk

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

8 hours 12 min ago

IF CPS were running its business in a legal and fair way, there would be no need for the state senators and reps. to micromanage CPS. But as the Task Force heard on Jan. 12th from the...

By: Anonymous

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

8 hours 13 min ago

No matter what the laws ..they never benefit the teachers....34 kids....no raise...90 minutes more...pension has about the same 1/2 life as uranium

..it's all about the kids....at the...

By: Anonymous

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

8 hours 53 min ago

Are you getting compensated for the extra 1 1/2 hours? Just askin'.

By: Anonymous

In: A longer day at Fiske

8 hours 58 min ago

These bills are no more than wishful thinking. The Mayor will fight them, and unless Speaker Madigan is willing to support them, they really haven't a snowball's chance in the Tropics of becoming...

By: Danny

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

9 hours 11 min ago

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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.

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In the News: AUSL's turnarounds questioned

By: Cassandra West

Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, teacher evaluation, turnaround

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.

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.

In the News: CPS lifts YouTube ban

By: Cassandra West

Tags: digital learning

As part of its efforts to expand digital learning in the classroom, Chicago Public Schools is lifting a ban on YouTube.

In the News: Emanuel interview on "choice" irks CTU

By: Cassandra West

Tags: charter schools, Mayor Emanuel

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is featured in a new online video produced by the Michigan-based Education Action Group Foundation and Fox News political analyst Juan Williams that promotes charter schools and rips the Chicago Teachers Union. (Chicago News Cooperative)

A longer day at Fiske

By: Lindsay Abbassian

Tags: extended day

Fiske Elementary in Woodlawn is one of 13 schools that opted to introduce a longer school day beginning in September 2011. As a "pioneer," Fiske Principal Cynthia Miller and her staff were able to design their own schedule without any constraints.

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