As the parents and teachers at Oriole Park Elementary learned the hard way, you can’t be afraid to squeak if you want to get some grease from Mayor Emanuel.
Tag: Payton College Prep
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Bruce Rauner’s ethical dilemma
The GOP candidate for governor would like you to forget about his daughter’s admission to Payton College Prep.
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Rahm decrees: No elected school board vote for you!
The mayor plays politics with the schools by vowing to keep politics out of the schools.
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What does it mean to be a top-ranked high school according to U.S. News?
Five of the top eight public high schools in Illinois are Chicago schools.
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Chicago’s entire school desegregation strategy needs a turnaround
Merely tweaking the selective enrollment school formula won’t help the vast majority of African-American and Hispanic CPS students.
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Is the Near North Side the right neighborhood for Obama College Prep?
The pros and cons of putting another selective enrollment high school in the Near North area.
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Obama College Prep site in doubt
The city is considering locations other than Stanton Park for the planned selective enrollment school, all of them apparently in the Near North Side neighborhood.
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Bill Daley and Bruce Rauner: Birds of a feather
Why is the former candidate dissing his party’s incumbent?
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Rauner announces he’s running for governor, doesn’t mention Payton Prep charge
On a Republican hopeful, and the issue he hopes will go away.
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Mudslinging at the Rauner exploratory campaign for governor
“I scare politicians in both parties,” Bruce Rauner says.