The salary gap with public school teachers is one factor pushing charter teachers to unionize.
Tag: Juan Rangel
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What’s changed—and what hasn’t—since the last teachers’ strike
The rhetoric is less divisive, but the mayor’s dirty tricks are the same.
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UNO’s records-request dodge was artless, but other charter schools may try the same move
There’s still not enough scrutiny over how privately run charters spend public money.
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How Rahm became a Democrat again
As his reelection bid looms, Mayor Rahm Emanuel drops his tough talk and becomes a Democrat again.
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One of these guys is going to be governor of Illinois
A few things you should know about Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner
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Charter school operator won’t say how it spent your tax dollars
Charter school operator won’t say how it spent your tax dollars.
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Who got in to the UNO school built with clout?
After a new charter school opened in his ward, an alderman wants to know which kids have benefited.
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The lessons of UNOgate—don’t let Mihalopoulos catch you!
Hey, charter school operators: if you want to continue paying your teachers substandard salaries and firing them on a whim, it’s a good idea not to dole out contracts to the brothers of the chief operating officer.
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The City Council’s rules committee: Where good legislation goes to die
Mayor Emanuel doesn’t have to fight City Council proposals he doesn’t like—he just buries them.
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UNO contract comedy: One man out, one man on, leaders baffled
UNO’s charter school bosses hire a judge to tell them how and why they awarded contracts to relatives of UNO’s former chief executive officer.
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The Reader’s second annual awards for political “achievement”
The year in politics: the Reader‘s second annual awards for political “achievement”
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Today’s lesson: charters do not outperform unionized schools
There are no charters in the top ten schools in Chicago. None in the top 20, 30, or 40 either.
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Fighting for the right to fire bad teachers—and good ones too
The story of the UNO charter school teacher dismissed despite doing his job with “dignity”
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With Democrats like these, who needs Republicans?
Rahm Emanuel is currently advancing an agenda that would go over well at a GOP convention
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UNO’s Juan Rangel does a damn good Chris Christie impression
The state’s biggest charter school operator calls the teachers union “totally irresponsible and reckless”