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Early Childhood Education Agencies Ask For Restoration of Funds
About 100 parents traveled to Springfield to urge legislators to increase state’s budget on education Early childhood education agencies in Chicago headed down to Springfield Wednesday, May 15, to advocate for more funding for the state’s Preschool for All (PFA) and Child Care Assistance programs. At a press conference on Tuesday, May 14, children from [...]
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CPS Meeting on School Closings Leaves Many Residents Disappointed
About 100 community residents were left outside the auditorium at Arturo Velasquez Institute during the CPS meeting on school closings. A group of upset parents and teachers shouted “open the doors,” after police officers closed the auditorium and asked people to step back. They said the room was at capacity with hundreds of people inside. [...]
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CPS, CTU Reach Agreement for Longer School Day, 477 Displaced Teachers to be Hired
As the start of the 2013 school year approaches, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) battle over longer school days and teacher salary agreements seems to be getting clearer, for now. The long contract battle between CTU and CPS has created much tension about a possible teacher strike and delaying the start [...]
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NATO Comes to Chicago, Immigrants Talk About Their Issues Locally
While the city of Chicago becomes the focus of global politics during the NATO summit on May 20-21, much of the attention for locals is placed in foreseen protests, closures and other related activities. As the summit draws closer, one key issue that many believe needs to be addressed is immigration and its impact on [...]
Anti-Immigrant Legislation Blocked in Illinois House of Representatives
Photo Credit: ICIRR A Victory for Immigrant Advocates On Thursday March 22, 2011, immigrant advocates in Illinois thanked State Rep. Greg Harris for blocking 10 anti-immigrant bills that mirrored the anti-immigrant legislation recently passed in Arizona. The proposed bills denied health care access to immigrant children, asked for citizenship proof for voter registration, requested a [...]
Precincts in Back of the Yards Report Low Voter Turnout
Election Day started off slow for polling locations in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. At 11 a.m., 20 out of 300 registered voters had shown up to vote at St. Michael’s gym, the polling location for residents of the 20th ward – precinct 21. The same could be said for the 16th ward – [...]
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