News
Task force for an elected school board sought
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) wants a panel to evaluate whether the mayor should continue appointing the Chicago Board of Education.
News
Chicago Board of Education expected to vote to close up to 54 schools
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The fate of 53 elementary schools will be decided; over 3,800 students from five Austin buildings could be affected
Opinion
A call for black representation
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Austin resident, parent and teacher Brandon Johnson says that despite community objections to school closings, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett have made up their minds.
News
Thousands block downtown streets during CTU protest
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After the district released a finalized school closing list, protesters show up in large numbers to inform others of the “injustices.”
News
Community members rally against closings
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The CPS list released late Thursday confirmed four Austin schools are slated to be shuttered.
News
School closings in Austin to impact nearly 2,000 students
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Chicago Public Schools announces the closure of 11 percent of elementary schools, believed to be the largest ever undertaken in the country.
News
Chicago could close 80 schools by next year
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New report suggests that CPS has the ability to close or shake up dozens of schools by next year.
Community
Austin students go back to school
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As many celebrate the end of teachers strike, one West Side advocate expresses concerns about the agreement to tie teacher evaluations to student test scores.
Community
Austin students, parents impacted by strike
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With teachers still picketing on day four, residents wait for an agreement that will allow kids to go back to school.
Uncategorized
Ella Flagg Young teachers join strike
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Austin advocate Dwayne Truss snapped photographs of faculty on the picket lines Tuesday, day two of school closures due to failed contract negotiations.