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Tag Archives: Rahm Emanuel
CN July 19, 2012
Dave Stieber teaches at Team Englewood on Chicago’s south side. His high school used to be Englewood Academy, but CPS broke it into two schools. Now the other half of the building is Urban Prep, a charter school. Dave’s school … Continue reading
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Tagged arbitration, arbitrator, Catalyst-Chicago, CPS, CTU, David Stieber, Kimberly Walls, Linda Lenz, Rahm Emanuel, recall, teachers, Team Englewood
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CN June 21, 2012
“The 800 – pound banker in the room,” says blogger and former teacher Fred Klonsky, referring to the Illinois pension crisis, “is revenue. It’s the one the legislature won’t address, the media won’t address… They can keep trying to cut … Continue reading
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Tagged CTU, David Schaper, deportation, elected school board, Fred Klonsky, Governor Quinn, Illinois Legislature, local school councils, Matt Farmer, merit pay for teachers, Mike Madigan, Obama, Rahm Emanuel, strike authorization vote, teacher pensions
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CN June 7, 2012
We discuss the aftermath of the Wisconsin vote this week, with an eye toward the CTU’s strike authorization vote which began hours after Scott Walker was re-elected. Curtis Black (Newstips.org) says that the Wisconsin recall was the first major, deeply … Continue reading
CN May 24, 2012
When Alex Holt assumed her duties as Rahm Emanuel’s new budget director, she faced what she calls a “structural deficit”. That refers to a built-in, never-ending and rapidly escalating difference between the City’s revenue and expenditures. And this wasn’t … Continue reading
CN May 17, 2012
It’s our Rahm Emanuel First Anniversary discussion today, although, truthfully, a proper evaluation of his first year should be withheld until Tuesday, so it can include a post-mortem on the NATO conference. But we press on anyway, with a stellar … Continue reading
CN April 26, 2012
Mayor Emanuel’s Infrastructure Trust passed the City Council on Tuesday with only 7 dissenting votes. And if you’re 25 today, you’ll be 126 when this complicated deal expires. As proposed by the mayor, and enthusiastically endorsed by alderpersons as philosophically … Continue reading
CN April 19, 2012
Well, were you driving at 36 mph any time today in Chicago? It’s official – Rahm Emanuel’s gonna be watching you, and he’s about ready to ding you $35 bucks for the privilege. In the name of protecting children, the … Continue reading
CN April 12, 2012
The largest municipal election in the country is coming down to its final week, and voting begins next Thursday – right here in Chicago. You didn’t know? Well, it’s the 11th Local School Council election, in which thousands of seats … Continue reading
CN April 5, 2012
In Chicago, culture can be a very political thing. Mayor Emanuel is deeply involved with the city’s culture, showing up regularly at plays, concerts and recitals. But there are fears that, in this period of deep budget cutting, a … Continue reading
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