Chicago Teachers Union demands end of standardized.
And President Obama has supported policies that reward states for evaluating teachers based on students test scores. But teachers unions have found a key ally in their push to abolish tests: the students themselves.
CPS teacher running therapy horse program gets $100000 grant
���You cant find a place anywhere like this in Chicago,��� says Remy Escoto, one of Kendalls animal science students at Chicago High School For Agricultural Sciences on the Far South Side. ���A cat walks across your desk ��� its an everyday thing.��� The men.
Question of the day - Capitol Fax.com
Sangamo Sam - Wednesday, Nov 5, 14 @ 12:43 pm: 1.The Sun-Times. They disgraced themselves in this election. They could have taken the high road and the results probably would have been the same. 2.Pat Quinn. He was never... in the big chair. Would you want that job given the state of affairs in Illinois? Sometimes winning is losing. lol. - Amalia - Wednesday, Nov 5, 14 @ 2:32 pm: Durkin/Radogno���.no progress. Quinn���.obviously. Obama���.coast to coast.
Where The Hell Were These Blackademics Before 2008.
After Harvard Law School, Obama returned to Chicago, joined a small civil rights firm, ran a voter registration drive, and lectured on constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School.. Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) August 23, 2014.. we will find Dyson appearing on Tavis Smiley���s defunct ���State of the Union��� and numerous other panels, screaming and throwing out words which no one understands except himself. 54 COS. August 23, 2014 at 5:29 pm.
Obama Ferguson statement: Transcript
WASHINGTON���Here is a transcript of President Barack Obamas remarks on the situation in Ferguson, Mo. delivered Monday night, in the wake of a grand jury deciding not to indict a white police officer accused of killing a black youth.. that are.
5 things to know about the Obama library, museum
WASHINGTON ��� President Barack Obamas presidential library and museum ��� whether located on the South or West side of Chicago, Manhattan or Honolulu ��� must be a place that ���nurtures thinkers, artists, activists and change agents��� and ���creates a space.
The senator to watch in 2015
BREAKING -- APs Josh Lederman in Honolulu, on Obamas plans for the week after his Sunday return: In a sign of [the] divergent paths [between the White House and the new GOP majorities], Obama was heading out of Washington on Wednesday just as the.
Here are 34 more reasons Im sooo glad I didnt vote for.
When Obama was a state Senator in Illinois, he gave $100,000 of taxpayers money to Kenny B. Smith, an Obama campaign donor, to build an urban garden that never actually got built. The Chicago Sun-Times wrote of this:.
Top ten donors to Rauner and Quinn - Capitol Fax.com
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Rauner raised more money during the second quarter period, but Quinn did spend as much, and so had more money available as of June 30. To create an. State law limits campaign donations to $5,300 from individuals; $10,500 from corporations, unions or associations, and $52,600 from a candidate political committee or political action committee. But those limits dont. Obamas Puppy - Wednesday, Jul 16, 14 @ 11:37 am:.
Lawmakers have deal for Uber, Lyft-type rideshare standards
25 veto left Chicagos less rigid ridesharing regulations, championed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the only government rules in place. And Wednesday, a Zalewski spokesman confirmed Emanuel encouraged Zalewski ���to work out an agreement with the .
2011 Rauner: Raising minimum wage, increasing union.
Hes right about that part, although I dont see how cutting state and local revenues will accomplish his goals.. The Tribunes Jon Yates recently wrote of a man who didnt qualify for the Chicago Transit Authoritys ex-offender apprenticeship program because his criminal record wasnt current enough. Yes. True story... I dont want to go back to a time when people were left just to suffer and die without any help, or with help only from the private sector, which is limited.
Roosevelt University presidents pay ranks No. 5 nationally
5 nationwide in an annual pay survey published Monday of private colleges and universities, taking in $1.14 million more than the second highest-paid president of a similar institution and making the equivalent of 67.9 students paying full sticker.
Take 5: Finding dropouts, missing the point on Obama Prep.
. dropouts in Chicago. One of Mayor Rahm Emanuels first goals in office was getting more.. Home ��� Catalyst Notebook Main Page ��� Take 5: Finding dropouts, missing the point on Obama Prep, charter unions. By: The Staff of Catalyst / September 22, 2014. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell writes that, even as he backs down from using the Obama name, Emanuel misses the larger point.. As required by state law, CPS had to develop a 10-year master facilities plan.
Obamas 2nd Term ��� a checklist - Illinois Review
The Curley effect was named after James Michael Curley, a four-time major of Boston in the first half of the 20th century. It is a political strategy of increasing the relative size of ones political base through distortionary,��.
Unions in the News ��� Weekly Highlights | Union Watch
���Thats our goal, at the minimum.. August 18, 2014, FoxNews. The Obama administration is facing another union rebellion over its environmental policies, this time over the EPAs proposed rules for limiting power plant emissions. Labor unions for years have. By Natasha Korecki, August 15, 2014, Chicago Sun Times.. The question before the Assembly is whether current state law is sufficient to protect franchisees from the arbitrary whims of major franchisers.
New Lab Could Bridge Chicagos Manufacturing Past.
New Lab Could Bridge Chicagos Manufacturing Past, Digital Age. February 24, 2014 6:22 AM. ���All these [manufacturing] problems are worth revisiting with this new technology,��� Bill King, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who oversaw the winning bid, told the Sun-Times by phone on Sunday. To understand exactly what digital manufacturing. The facility was hinted at in President Obamas 2013 State of the Union speech. At the time, Obama called for the��.
Chicago Schools Getting Better or Worse? - Illinois Mirror
. favor whats handed to them by their brethren in the teachers union. We bring all this up because theres a piece in todays Chicago Sun-Times, headlined, ���State sees some progress for students, but not poor kids: report.���.
A look back at 2013s most significant news stories
1 - The U.S. Congress reached a last-minute compromise on legislation, immediately signed by President Obama, to avoid a fiscal cliff of middle class tax increases and spending cuts... 5 - A landmark Federal Court decision stated workplaces are.
What will be missing in the State of the Union and State of.
By Dennis Byrne, January 28, 2014 at 9:24 am. Honesty. Clarity. Realism. To name a few. Batten down the hatches as President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address Tuesday night and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. Meanwhile, The Crier of the House and the rest of the Republican Party will re-assert the goal of making Obama a one term president and hope to repeal Obamacare..Ho Hum. Reporter, editor and columnist for Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News.
UPDATED x1 *** Teachers unions attack Tribune article
The Tribune has been silent on the disconnect between state and national requirements that mean teachers who are ���highly qualified��� under the federal No Child Left Behind may not have their Illinois licenses. Perhaps following a few. Its unfortunate that the Chicago Tribune, which employs many first rate reporters covering news and politics, has an editorial board that is committed to advancing the agenda of those who wish to privatize public education. There is��.
5 main goals from Obamas 2014 State of the Union
WASHINGTON ��� President Barack Obama used his last State of the Union to declare 2014 a ���Year of Action,��� and he can claim credit for accomplishing several of the goals he laid out. The smaller ones. Thats because while he was able to check off most.
Progress Illinois on the brink of extinction - Capitol Fax.com
With the goal of adding a progressive voice to Illinois political news, Progress Illinois launched back in March 2008 thanks to a founding sponsorship from the SEIU Illinois State Council.. the push for marriage equality in Illinois; the Fight for $15; the Occupy movement; countless workers rights and community actions; numerous elections; and the Chicago Teachers Union strike, which marked the start of the. Did SEIU, which was their main funder, pull the plug?
Jarrett: Boehner Asked Obama For Help Avoiding Conservatives Ire
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) requested that President Barack Obama avoid making a ���very public push��� on immigration during the midterm primaries, according to White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett. Speaking to the Chicago Sun-Times .
One of these guys is going to be governor of Illinois.
Last year a Sun-Times investigation revealed that UNO was giving out taxpayer-funded contracts to companies owned by brothers of one of the organizations leaders, prompting investigations by the state, the SEC, and the.. He certainly cant be accused of promising too much; in an economic plan his administration released in June, the governor set a goal of adding just 75,000 new jobs within the next five years... Posted by mrschrisc on 10/17/2014 at 5:08 PM.
Michelle Obama at Gov. Quinn rally: Lets get this done
CHICAGO ��� Wrapping up an unusually personal appeal to re-elect Gov.. Obamas main political goal was to goad all the Illinois Democrats who came out in droves to vote for the president in 2008 and 2012 to cast a ballot in the midterm contests.
Emanuel says he made a mistake in naming school after Obama
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, who is exploring a run against the mayor, said Emanuels stumble over the naming of the school was an example of his top-down approach. ���It works better when you include the people it would affect in the .
Gov.-elect Rauners message to Quinn, Legislature: Whoa!
���Because the impact of major decisions can be so lasting and can have such a dramatic change on the future of the state, to have those decisions made by folks who are on their way out of office, in their last few days in office ��� that would be very.
US, China unveil new climate change goals
BEIJING ��� The United States and China pledged Wednesday to take ambitious action to limit greenhouse gases, aiming to inject fresh momentum into the global fight against climate change ahead of make-or-break climate talks next year.. ���This is a.
Congress didnt authorize war, but were in one now in Syria
WASHINGTON ��� The U.S. and allies started punching at Islamic State militants on Monday with airstrikes in Syria, days after Congress agreed to equip and train Syrian rebel forces and during the week when global leaders meet at the United Nations.
Tributes flood in for JBT
She left her mark on the state she has called home her entire life. Her leadership improved Illinois and paved the way for countless women in politics. ���My deepest sympathies go out to Judys son, Joe, daughter-in-law Christina, granddaughter Alexandra.
The Cutthroat World of Elite Public Schools
These schools, some of which are centuries old, are concentrated in 31 states, including nearly three dozen total in New York City, Chicago, and Boston alone. All but three of these 31 states are located in the eastern half of the country, the outliers.
Howard Learner Op-Ed SunTimes ��� Scorecard For a.
April 22, 2014. Given that Tuesday was Earth Day, lets assess how Chicago has progressed on becoming a ���green city��� and Illinois as a ���green state��� while recognizing some key challenges moving forward. Environmental progress is being achieved together with job creation and economic development.. Challenge: Can Argonne National Labs engineers and scientists achieve their goal of batteries that are five times more efficient at one-fifth the cost in five years?