Tag Archives: CPS

CN Feb 18 2016

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Ken

George Schmidt was a teacher in the CPS system for 28 years. He’s been affiliated with the CTU for much of that time. He’s currently a member of its House of Delegates. He’s also the founder, and still the driving … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged big bargaining unit, Bruce Rauner, CPS, CTU, Forrest Claypool, George Schmidt, property taxes, Rahm Emanuel, Tentative Agreement | Leave a comment

CN Feb 11 2016

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Ken

Do you favor school reform? Peter Cunningham does. For more than 20 years, he’s been a spokesperson for the Chicago Public Schools and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Now his own non-profit, funded by “pro-reform funders”, helps to “drive positive narratives … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Arne Duncan, charter schools, CPS, CTU, CTU contract, Forrest Claypool, Jesse Sharkey, Karen Lewis, Peter Cunningham, Rahm Emanuel, teacher buyout, teacher layoffs | 1 Comment

CN October 8, 2015

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Ken

(In case you’re not in the mood for 40-minutes of conversation about Tax Increment Financing, we’ve provided times so that you can jump to that particular topic.) Chicago’s budget director Alex Holt drops in to talk TIFs. Holt argues that TIFs … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Holt, Chicago Budget Director, CPS, property taxes, TIF critics, TIF surplus, TIFs##, Tom Tresser | Leave a comment

CN July 16, 2015

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Ken

George Schmidt is “mildly” optimistic about the new management team of Forrest Claypool and Frank Clark at Chicago Public School. And that’s saying something, because the Editor of Substance News, consultant to the CTU and all-around 25-year public-schools gadfly doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged charter school budgeting, CPS, CTU, David Vitale, Forrest Claypool, Frank Clark, George Schmidt, Jesse Ruiz, Rahm Emanuel, student-based budgeting, Substance News, traditional high schools | Leave a comment

CN May 28, 2015

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Ken

It all just seems so hopeless. Unfunded pensions are everywhere. A billion dollar hole here, a half-billion one there. A hundred-billion shortfall in Springfield. Junk bond ratings. There doesn’t seem any way out of it without giving up hard-earned … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, CPS, CTU, Governor Rauner, John Cullerton, junk bond rating, Mike Madigan, police and fire pensions, Rahm Emanuel, Ralph Martire, teacher pensions, transaction tax | Leave a comment

CN March 5, 2015, part one

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Ken

What happens now? If Rahm Emanuel is to move forward and win the runoff, where will he find the votes? Veteran reporter and political writer Glenn Reedus says the mayor’s especially focused on black Chicago. (3.50) “There are about 1 million … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged black voters, Chuy Garcia, CPS, Ethan Michaeli, Glenn Reedus, pension deficits, Rahm Emanuel, SEIU, Sen. Mark Kirk, white voters | 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 Feb. 27, 2014

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Ken

Were you a little confused by the mega-announcements this week that Chicago was about to became a major tech innovation-hub, whatever that means? Well, Tribune business columnist Melissa Harris explains some of it. The biggest chunk of cash-on-the-barrelhead is $70 … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged charter school expulsions, Chicago drug trade, Chicago Tribune, Chip Mitchell, CPS, CTU, El Chapo Guzman, Goose Island, Melissa Harris, Rahm Emanuel, teacher pensions, tech hub, UIC strike, WBEZ | Leave a comment

CN Jan 23, 2014

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Ken

When the court-ordered six-thousand page “document dump” related to the Chicago Archdiocese priest sex abuse scandal happened earlier this week, Sun-Times reporter Art Golab set about reading them. His share was well over 1,000 pages. “From what I learned after … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Archdiocese of Chicago, Art Golab, charter schools, Chicago Sun-Times, CPS, Harris v. Quinn, Matt Farmer, priest sex abuse | Leave a comment

Dec. 19, 2013

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Ken

Some questions we kicked around on this week’s Chicago Newsroom with Education expert and consultant Paul Goren an Chicago Reader Senior Writer (and 2014 Studs Terkel Award winner) Steve Bogira: Could CPS schools be significantly improved if, taking their gross … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged CASEL, charter schools, Chicago Reader, CPS, magnet school, Paul Goren, poverty, racial segregation, Steve Bogira, triage, University of Chicago | Leave a comment