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Chicago principals send Mayor Emanuel a strong message with the election of Troy LaRaviere

by Ben Joravsky May 20, 2016August 18, 2021

Chicago’s principals show they’re tired of playing the role of Rahm’s Stepford wives.

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Getting rid of Troy LaRaviere is Rahm’s attempt to silence a vocal schools critic

by Ben Joravsky April 21, 2016August 18, 2021

The award-winning elementary school principal has been a fierce opponent of school privatization.

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Mayor Rahm’s principal merit pay award goes to his biggest school critic

by Ben Joravsky November 12, 2015August 18, 2021

Troy LaRaviere, one of the mayor’s most outspoken school critics, won three straight mayoral merit pay awards.

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The school board’s moment of insight on charters

by Ben Joravsky June 1, 2015August 18, 2021

In the category of good news, Mayor Rahm’s school board punts on Noble’s proposal to open a new charter high school in Uptown—just in time for Karen Lewis and Troy LaRaviere to talk about it at next week’s First Tuesdays show at the Hideout.

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Principal LaRaviere for mayor?

by Michael Miner June 11, 2014August 18, 2021

A strong op-ed against Chicago’s mayor leads inevitably to a query about running against him

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