Tag Archives: Catalyst-Chicago

CN Oct. 22, 2015

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Ken

In 1995, the Chicago Public Schools were in crisis. In 1975, the Chicago Public Schools were in crisis. Also in 2005, and probably in 1955 and 1935. So it’s useful to sit down with a journalist who’s been covering the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Arne Duncan, Catalyst-Chicago, CTU, Linda Lenz, Linda Lutton, Noble Network, Rahm Emanuel, WBEZ, Wendy Katten | Leave a comment

CN June 25, 2015

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Ken

At last night’s CPS meeting, the Board voted to borrow more than a billion dollars to keep the schools operating another year. But about 24 hours earlier pretty much nobody knew this was the plan. How did this happen? “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged BGA, borrowing a billion, Bruce Rauner, Catalyst-Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, CPS debt, Karen Lewis, Lauren FitzPatrick, Melissa Sanchez, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Karp | Leave a comment

CN April 16, 2015

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Ken

Sarah Karp and Catalyst broke a big story back on July 30, 2013. It took a while, but today, as a result of that story, the FBI is investigating a north suburban company and the CEO of Chicago Public … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged alternative Schools, Barbara Byrd Bennett, Catalyst-Chicago, Edison Learning, Magic Johnson, Sarah Karp, SUPES | Leave a comment

CN Oct 9, 2014

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Ken

As the February municipal elections get closer, we ask our panel: Will Mayor Emanuel emphasize his accomplishments in education? Will he run on his record? We begin our conversation with the latest enrollment numbers, and they’re not looking good. Wendy … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows, Uncategorized | Tagged Ald. Marty Quinn, Barbara Byrd Bennett, Catalyst-Chicago, charter school enrollment, Chicago Sun-Times, CPS, CPS enrollment declines, Hancock high School, Lauren FitzPatrick, Rahm Emanuel, Raise Your Hand, Sarah Karp, student-based budgeting, Wendy Katten | Leave a comment

CN Sep 4, 2014

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Ken

Our panel on this, our fourth anniversary broadcast, spent some time kicking around the upcoming big elections – U.S. Senator and Governor. But there’s a sense that the 2014 mid-terms, so critical for the country, are little more than a warm-up … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Ben Joravsky, Bruce Rauner, Catalyst-Chicago, Chicago Reader, CTU, Karen Lewis, Pat Quinn, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Karp, Thom Clark | Leave a comment

CN Aug 14, 2014

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Ken

Chicago Public Schools has announced that it’s making FY 2015 a smidge longer – like about 60 days. That’s so it can double-dip on tax revenue to fill this year’s budget hole. But, you ask, won’t that make FY … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Barbara Byrd Bennett, Catalyst-Chicago, charter school funding, charter schools, Chicago Sun-Times, Karen Lewis, Kate Grossman, neighborhood high schools, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Karp | Leave a comment

CN May 15, 2014

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Ken

Blaine Elementary’s principal Troy LaVierre made a grand entrance onto the education/political scene in Chicago this past weekend with his letter to the editor at the Sun-Times in which he gave voice to the frustration so many CPS principals … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blaine Elementary, Catalyst-Chicago, Charlie Meyerson, Chicagoland CNN, CPS budget, David Schaper, Fenger High School, NPR, Rivet Radio, Sarah Karp, Troy LaVierre | Leave a comment

CN May 8, 2014

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Ken

There was something of a Chicago media tour embarked upon this week by CTU President Karen Lewis. She spoke at the City Club of Chicago, where she excoriated the Mayor and demanded that the city’s business and political elites find more … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Barack Obama High School, Catalyst-Chicago, Chicago Tribune, commuter tax, DNAInfoChicagoa, Financial Tansaction Tax, Hal Dardick, income tax, Karen Lewis, Lorraine Forte, Neighborhood Recovery Initiative, Paul Biasco | Leave a comment

CN Feb 20, 2014

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Ken

More than a thousand full-time tenured and non-tenured faculty members staged a 2-day strike at UIC this week to demand salary increases and other workplace improvements. Although the issues seemed to play well in the media, DNAInfo Chicago’s Ted Cox … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Catalyst-Chicago, Cellphone kill-switch, charter school suspensions, CPS discipline, CTU, DNAInfo Chicago, kindergarten suspensions, pre-K suspensions, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Karp, Ted Cox, UIC strike | Leave a comment

CN July 11, 2013

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Ken

What if Springfield had passed comprehensive pension reform? How would that have affected the Chicago Public Schools this year? Would it have restored toilet paper to Von Steuben’s operating budget? That’s actually a serious question, because in the past few … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Ben Joravsky, Catalyst-Chicago, Chicago Reader, Chicago Tribune, CPS budget, Cubs, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Karp, TIF funding, Tim Cawley, Wrigley Field | Leave a comment