Opinion
No more auction blocks, no school closures
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Bonita Robinson, a member of the Chicago Teachers Union Black Caucus, says Chicago Public Schools’ utilization crisis is a false narrative.
Opinion
The problem with fast food
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Graphic designer and artist Rickie P. Brown Sr. presents a cartoon that addresses obesity in America.
Opinion
Disappearing acts: The decline of black teachers
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Austin resident, parent and teacher Brandon Johnson says the growing shortage of black teachers, especially black men, is an issue in the nation’s schools.
Opinion
Christ the King leadership responds to student sit-in
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The following unedited letter comes from the Rev. Christopher J. Devron, president of Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory High School, in response to last week’s AustinTalks’ article “Christ the King students stage sit-in.”
Opinion
Poverty, violence contribute to Chicago’s education gap
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Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jesse Sharkey highlights nationwide programs that address poverty and violence while engaging students and parents.
Opinion
Now is the time for an Illinois Education Facilities Planning Board
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Valerie Leonard says the state should create a planning board to regulate the development and expansion of schools in Illinois.
Opinion
A call for more lifesaving trauma centers
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The Rev. Paul Jakes of the New Tabernacle of Faith Baptist Church is holding a march in front of City Hall Jan. 21 demanding more trauma centers in Chicago communities.
Opinion
Another liquor store on West Madison?
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Community advocate Serethea Reid is urging residents to submit formal rejections to the Local Liquor Commission opposing a second liquor store on the 5300 block of West Madison Street.
Opinion
Playing politics with crime
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C. Dwayne West calls on Chicago’s mayor and police superintendent for more youth and community-leader investment to help prevent neighborhood crime.
Opinion
It’s time for change in 2013
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford urges the governor to establish a commission to create a plan to address poverty.