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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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Fuzzy Math: The CPS Budget Crisis
As citywide opposition to Mayor Emanuel’s massive school closing program comes into sharper focus every day, the rationale for the plan gets fuzzier and fuzzier. Take the question of money. When CPS chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett accepted her utilization commission’s call for taking high school closings off the table, the potential savings from school closings was [...]
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Parents Search for Alternatives as Strike Rolls on to Fourth Day
CPS board of education officials and CTU delegates announced last night progress is being made in contract negotiations. But while the strike rolls on to the fourth day, parents say it is becoming more difficult to find a place to leave their children. “For the past three days I haven’t had a problem with [the [...]
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On Strike: Chicago Teachers Head to Picket Lines After CTU, CPS Contract Talks Fail
For the first time in 25 years, Chicago public school teachers are on strike. After heavy negotiations between delegates of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Chicago Public School (CPS) officials, CTU president Karen Lewis announced last night no agreement had been reached. “Negotiations have been intense but productive. But we’ve failed to come to [...]
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From Security Guard to Teacher
This article is part of an ongoing Catalyst Chicago series that will follow minority teacher candidates through their student teaching experience, job hunt and first year in the classroom. Michael Vargas held down three jobs while he studied to become a teacher through the Grow Your Own program, an initiative that aims to create a [...]
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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 [...]
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ICIRR Hosts “One Nation One Dream” Immigrant Integration Summit 2012
On Feb. 4, ICIRR will be hosting its 2nd Annual Immigrant Integration Summit. This summit will provide free vital information and training to assist Illinois Immigrant Families on issues affecting their communities. “One Nation One Dream” Immigrant Integration Summit 2012: Education is Power February 04, 2012 Malcolm X College * 1900 W Van Buren St. [...]
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Mayor Emanuel Answers Questions on Education in Facebook Town Hall
Wanting technology to be an “empowering tool,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel participated in a second Facebook town hall meeting on Monday Jan. 23, answering the public’s questions on education. Prior to the town hall, Mayor Emanuel asked the public to submit their questions about education on AskChicago.org. Over 150 questions were submitted and the most popular [...]
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Undocumented Youth: Dreaming, Waiting, Falling Through the Cracks
Interviews and Reporting by THE GATE’s Youth Journalists Spanish translation immediately follows at the end of this article. Traducción en español sigue inmediatamente al final del articulo. Although exact numbers are hard to attain, it is no secret the Back of the Yards neighborhood is home to a large population of undocumented youth who arrive [...]
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