Tag Archives: privatization

CN May 31 2018

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Ken

We’re joined this week by Lauren FitzPatrick, education reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, and Sarah Karp, education reporter at WBEZ. They discuss yesterday’s announcement by Mayor Emanuel that he intends to bring four-year pre-K classes to every CPS elementary … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged 50 closed schools, Chicago Sun-Times, CPS, filthy schools, Free Pre-K, Lauren Pitzpatrick, privatization, Sarah Karp, special education cuts, state oversight of special ed, University of Chicago report, WBEZ | Leave a comment

CN Dec 8 2016

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Ken

Ben Carson is about to become the guy who oversees public housing and doles out community development block grants to every urban center in America. What does that mean for Chicago? Y’know all the stories about CHA’s broken promises and … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Ben Carson, CHA, desegregation, Ethan Michaeli, HUD, Lee Bey, Plan for Transformation, privatization | Leave a comment

CN Dec. 27, 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Ken

In our final show for 2012, we sit down with labor historian Bob Bruno of the University of Illinois. It’s been a tumultuous year for organized labor in Chicago, in Illinois and in the nation as a whole. We began … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Bob Bruno, CPS, CTU, labor history, O'Hare janitors, privatization, Rahm Emanuel, University of Illinois | Leave a comment

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