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Posts in category "125 S. Clark Street"

Strike Vote Pro / Con

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Today's education news include more about the big rally on Wednesday and the possibility of a strike vote being taken next month (which starts a week from today). Principal hirings are starting to trickle in -- got anyone new named at your school let us know. But it's hard to concentrate on anything other than the possibility of a strike vote, and comments this week have including an understandable mix of views pro and con about the strike vote and the possibility of a real strike... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
Friday at 7:26 am
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CPS's Very Low Placement Rate

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It can be easy to tune out the complaints of special education teachers in Chicago because their concerns are so difficult and seemingly unresolvable, and also because of the assumption that things must be just as difficult in other cities.  But perhaps that’s not the case, really.  This Catalyst graphic (from the PDF version of... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
Thursday at 10:29 pm
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"Live" Coverage Of Board Meeting

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Here’s an embedded livestream of Twitter board coverage from today’s meeting — using the #cpsboard hashtag: Other options include following @ILRaiseYourHand, @Wbezeducation, @catalystchicago individually... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
Wednesday at 10:17 am
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There Will Be Strike [Vote]

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Today is a Board meeting day and also the big CTU event but in the meantime education news is dominated by the coverage of the CTU press conference yesterday and the increasing possibility of a strike vote commencing next month.  (Either CPS is trying to make CTU look bad for voting on a strike in advance of the conclusion of negotiations or CPS is also scared that the vote will actually meet the legal requirements and give CTU leadership authority to call a strike.) There's also news from Washington that Chicago would be eligible for a small, district-level version of Race To The Top. Jesse Sharkey looks like a young Antonio Banderas here, doesn't he... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
Wednesday at 7:44 am
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Wednesday CTU, Board Meetings

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Forget about NATO, it’s already old news. It’s the big CTU meetup on Wednesday that’s really important, right?  I guess so.  Details here. There’s also a Board meeting — agenda here. Note the proposed attendance zone changes to Shields and Brighton II in addition to the South Shore ICP / CVS / Bowen changes we... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
Tuesday at 8:40 am
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CPS To Renew Food Vendor

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Some of today's big education news is the plan for CPS to renew with Chartwell as food vendor, as well as the planned 100 selective enrollment seats at South Shore ICP.  There's also a CTU press event later this morning and a WBEZ story about some of the amazing architecture found among CPS buildings. Tomorrow is a Board meeting day, don't forget, and also a big CTU gathering day.  Anything else?  Let us know in comments or shoot me an email.  ... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
Tuesday at 7:54 am
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CPS Refutes Hiring Spree Claim

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Every Friday, Seth Lavin rehashes lots of things you've already seen or heard about here during the week but he also comes up with some items that are new or original.  Here, for example, is a response Lavin got from Becky Carroll about the issue of whether CPS's communications staff is much larger than it used to be, as well as a few other tidbits.  Or, just enjoy the Alien Spelling Bee.  ... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
Monday at 1:14 pm
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Meet The "PRI"

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A day later we know a little -- but not much -- more about the big 100-school CPS initiative that was revealed in the Tribune yesterday thanks to some materials that have been shared with me on background.  How does it work?  Will it work?  Here are some of the few things I can tell you... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
May 18, 2012 at 7:25 am
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100 New Schools (60 Charters)

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UPDATED 11:50AM;  Finally some details on the proposed 100 schools we were hearing about last month, via the Tribune (here).  The gist is that CPS wants to create 60 more charters over five years, effectively doubling the percentage of Chicago kids who go to charters to 25 percent, plus 40 more other schools to make... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
May 16, 2012 at 11:57 pm
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The Very Public Execution Of Marc Wigler

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Today’s news is a hodge-podge of this and that, but the story that grabs my attention is the expulsion of Marc Wigler from CTU. First off, I want a copy of the 15,000 CPS emails that CTU got via FOIA — Jesse, you know my email. Second, I want to know the backstory here —... Read more »
By Alexander Russo,
May 16, 2012 at 7:46 am
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