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Contract Negotiations In Public?

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The Tribune’s Eric Zorn wonders whether the CTU / CPS contract negotiations would be done better in public rather than behind the scenes as they’re usually done (or at least as usually is attempted).  Apparently that’s what they’re trying in Idaho this year — Zorn explains the pros and cons of the public negotiations approach... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
today at 7:50 am
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Mayor's Home Protest, Pro & Con

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The day before the monthly Board meeting was full of protests and pronouncements — including protests in front of the Mayor’s residence that seemed controversial to some — plus a new analysis of turnarounds from Designs For Change and a reprieve of sorts for the Crane HS community. Check out the news coverage below, or... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
today at 7:39 am
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NWEA For Everyone

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Interim assessments don’t appear to be going away anytime soon, much to the dismay of teachers and principals who find them cumbersome and time-consuming, but the Tribune notes CPS wants everyone to take the NWEA test three times a year (All CPS elementary school students to take NWEA assessment test).  Whether that’s an improvement or... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
Tuesday at 6:48 am
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Protests At Piccolo, Lakeview, Wendell Smith

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Today’s education news:  Protests at Piccolo, at Lakeview, and Wendell Smith.  RIP, longtime Kelly HS and UofC educator Sara Spurlark. School protestors take complaints to Mayor Emanuel’s neighborhood Sun Times: A crowd of what appeared to be more than 500 moved from an angry rally at Lakeview High School, west along Irving Park and then down the... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
Tuesday at 6:27 am
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Duncan On "The Daily Show"

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Last week Arne Duncan was on” The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” talking about Race To The Top, teaching to the test, and the President’s $5 billion proposed RESPECT initiative to transform the teaching profession: It seemed clear to me that Stewart — who’s mother is an educator — didn’t really believe what Duncan was... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
Monday at 9:46 am
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Fired Teachers Out Of Luck

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Some of you have already been posting and discussing the latest education news in comments below — thanks! — but for anyone who took a little time off over the weekend the latest includes: the sit-in at Piccolo, Winnetka protest, IL Supreme Court decision on rehiring teachers, delays in implementing Brizard’s parent engagement program, and... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
Monday at 7:51 am
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Year-Round Calendar For Everyone?

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Here’s today’s education news:  Year-round calendar for everyone.  Paid maternity leave.  Teacher defending “n-word” use.  Opinion pieces on Noble Street fines (against), need for trust (for) and longer school day (for). All CPS Schools May Be Shifted To One Calendar CBS: All 400,000 students in the Chicago Public Schools system may be headed to classes year-round, on... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
February 17, 2012 at 8:52 am
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Rough Numbers: $700 Million, 30 Percent

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Lots of coverage of the CTU education vision proposal — what do you think? — along with contract negotiation news.  Too bad the coverage all focuses on the pricetag ($700M) of the CTU proposal, and the rumored salary increase request (30 percent). Chicago teachers asking for 30% raises over next 2 years Tribune: The Chicago Teachers Union... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
February 17, 2012 at 8:40 am
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"The Interrupters" On Colbert

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By now you’ve probably already seen or heard about The Interrupters, the documentary about gang violence in Englewood, which aired on PBS Frontline earlier this week, but perhaps you missed this recent Colbert Report segment featuring one of the “interrupters” going up against Stephen Colbert. You can also see the documentary here... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
February 16, 2012 at 12:17 pm
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Ways To Like (Or Dislike) This Blog

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Lots of folks ask me how to get reminders about this blog that fit into their busy lives, or how to get updates without relying on a friend to pass them along.  Don’t forget that if you want to get this blog via email (it’s free) all you have to do is go here and... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
February 16, 2012 at 11:36 am
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