With threats of termination, Mayor Lightfoot and Janice Jackson welcome teachers back to the classroom.
Tag: Janice Jackson
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To trust or not to trust . . .
Teachers, parents, and students have to decide if CPS can keep COVID-19 out of the classroom.
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The pattern to Rahm’s sexual predator, filthy schools, and special ed scandals
If anything points to the need for an elected CPS school board that’s independent of the mayor, this is it.
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Speaker Mike Madigan fires aide for alleged sexual harassment, and other Chicago news
Also, CPS alters plans to shut down three Englewood high schools over the summer.
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Investigation: Emanuel’s Chicago Infrastructure Trust has cost taxpayers $5 million but has contributed little, and other news
Also, local and national progressive Democrats target Congressman Dan Lipinski.
Posted inNews & Politics
The new public face of Rahm Emanuel’s school closing policies
The mayor brings in a new CPS CEO, Janice Jackson, just in time to shutter more schools.
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Rahm Emanuel to Stephen Colbert: Chicago is a ‘Trump-free zone,’ and other news
Also, Janice Jackson’s rise from CPS student to CPS CEO.
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Forrest Claypool abruptly resigns as Chicago Public Schools CEO, and other news
Also, every Chicago police patrol officer now has a body camera.
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Chicago hit 300 homicides over Father’s Day weekend, and other news
Also, less than a quarter of Chicago teens reportedly attend their neighborhood public high schools.
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Rauner will give CPS $215 million if legislature passes pension reform bill, and other Chicago news
Also, small, regional state universities are struggling to stay open without state funding.
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CPS’s fantasy infomercial avoids any talk of strikes, layoffs, or budget cuts
With a straight face, CEO Forrest Claypool says the system is stable.
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The politics at stake in the principals’ association election
A brief primer on the surprisingly heated race for the presidency of the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association.
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CPS still won’t say exactly why it yanked beloved principal Troy LaRaviere
The district did say LaRaviere is free to run for head of the principals’ association.
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All aboard! Claypool transfers CTA pals to CPS
Rahm’s schools CEO is putting a new spin on an old Chicago budget trick.