International Baccalaureate Archives - Chicago Reader

University of Chicago Lab Schools parent Barack Obama, graduate Arne Duncan, and parent Rahm Emanuel

Columns & Opinion

The school model that’s good enough for President Obama and Mayor Emanuel

by Ben Joravsky May 7, 2013August 19, 2021

If unionized teachers are good enough for Mayor Emanuel’s kids, why not the public schools?

Lincoln Park High School, where eight teachers were hired and then promptly unhired for the 2013-14 school year.

Columns & Opinion

In the Chicago Public Schools, promises are made to be broken

by Ben Joravsky April 30, 2013August 19, 2021

Reasons to doubt Mayor Emanuel’s promises on schools—as if you needed more.