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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

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Vaughn Occupational High aide diagnosed with coronavirus

State and local officials recently confirmed that a Chicago Public Schools aide has been diagnosed with the coronavirus.

By James Ledbetter | Mar 8, 2020

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City Colleges of Chicago enrollment down 25% in 5 years

City Colleges of Chicago campuses saw their enrollment numbers drop by a total of 8,349 students between the years 2014 and 2018, according to data from the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE).

By Michael Carroll | Mar 6, 2020

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Having better educated students would remove incentive for CPS to game standardized testing, leading conservatives say

By W.J. Kennedy | Feb 28, 2020

“Irregularities” in standardized testing alleged

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Proft organizes fundraiser for prep chess team

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 18, 2019

“Chicago’s Morning Answer” radio host Dan Proft has launched a GoFundMe page for the nationally decorated Earle Stern Academy chess program.

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Wirepoints: Teachers' contract deal will increase pressure on tax base, driving even more Chicagoans away

By W.J. Kennedy | Nov 7, 2019

With junk credit and a broke city to fall back on, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will have to cover the costs of a new teachers’ contract through higher property taxes. That bill will amount to an estimated $1.5 billion over the next five years, according to an analysis by Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner of Wirepoints. And, they say, the estimate is on the low side.

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Teachers union president, Sharkey, wants city homeowners to pay more in property taxes while he gets a big break on his

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 31, 2019

Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Jesse Sharkey gets a discount on his property taxes, but wants other city homeowners to dig even deeper to satisfy the demands of the city's 24,000 teachers and their broke pension system.

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Wirepoints: Why no discussion of CTU pension debt in strike negotiations?

By Karen Kidd | Oct 31, 2019

As the Chicago Teachers Union and the city finalize an agreement – maybe – to end this month's strike, an online news outlet wants to know why teacher pension debt hasn't come up during negotiations.

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CPS pension packages sweeter than private sector, IPI reports

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 31, 2019

With the average Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teacher receiving nearly $77,000 in annual pension benefits, the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) reports that a retired CPS educator makes back what they put into the system just five months into retirement.

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Analysis: Chicago Public Schools' students drop out at 10x rate of peer districts

By LGIS News Service | Oct 22, 2019

Of the 27,733 freshmen who entered a Chicago Public Schools high school in 2015, 2,740, or about ten percent, dropped out before graduating, according to an analysis of district filings by Chicago City Wire.

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Wirepoints: CTU strike creates 'a negative spiral' that hurts teachers, police and fire departments

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 19, 2019

No matter how things shake out with the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) strike, Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski does not see how taxpayers can come out on the winning side.

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Wirepoints: Illinois labor laws prioritize teachers unions over students

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 17, 2019

As Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) educators appear poised to walk out on strike for the third time in seven years, a Wirepoints report identifies Illinois as having some of the “most anti-taxpayer labor laws” in the U.S.

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Chicago Teachers Union threatens third strike in seven years

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 7, 2019

With the threat of a third Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) strike in the last seven years hanging in the balance, Illinois taxpayers could soon be forced to pay at least $1.1 billion in order to hammer out a deal.

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Chicago health center manager named to schools task force on gender-identity equality

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 28, 2019

Channyn Parker, manager of strategic partnerships and external relations at Howard Brown Health Center, was appointed to the Affirming and Inclusive Schools Task Force by Gov. JB Pritzker this week.

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Chicago attorney named to schools task force on gender-identity equality

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 28, 2019

Charlie Wysong, an attorney at Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym Ltd., was appointed to the Affirming and Inclusive Schools Task Force by Gov. JB Pritzker this week.

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Chicago parent named to schools task force on gender-identity equality

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 28, 2019

Mika Yamamoto, a Chicago resident, was appointed to the Affirming and Inclusive Schools Task Force by Gov. JB Pritzker this week.

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Chicago attorney named to schools task force on gender-identity equality

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 28, 2019

Ghirlandi Guidetti, an American Civil Liberties Union attorney, was appointed to the Affirming and Inclusive Schools Task Force by Gov. JB Pritzker this week.

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Chicago attorney named to schools task force on gender-identity equality

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 28, 2019

Jamie Gliksberg, senior attorney at Lambda Legal, was appointed to the Affirming and Inclusive Schools Task Force by Gov. JB Pritzker this week.

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Chicago teacher named to schools task force on gender-identity equality

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 28, 2019

AJ Jennings, a teacher at University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, was appointed to the Affirming and Inclusive Schools Task Force by Gov. JB Pritzker this week.

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Chicago hospital official named to schools task force on gender-identity equality

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 28, 2019

Jennifer Leininger, associate director of community programs and initiatives at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, was appointed to the Affirming and Inclusive Schools Task Force by Gov. JB Pritzker this week.

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Ethics officer named to schools task force on gender-identity equality

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 28, 2019

Betsey Madden, a Chicago resident and chief legal counsel and ethics officer at the Illinois Department of Human Rights, was appointed to the Affirming and Inclusive Schools Task Force by Gov. JB Pritzker this week.