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Toni Preckwinkle rips Emanuel, says CPS closure plan ‘weakens our public schools'
Cook :: NE :: USA | 5 days ago
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Staff Reporter dmihalopoulos@suntimes.com May 16, 2013 9:51PM 24826412 Updated: May 16, 2013 10:14PM Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle broadly criticized Mayor Rahm Emanuel's education agenda Thursday, saying the Chicago Public Schools
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CPS overestimated savings from closing schools by $122 million
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 18 days ago
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Karen Lewis speaking during a press conference at the Chicago Teacher's Union headquarters April 14, 2013. The teacher's union release a study "A Tale of Two Schools: The Human Story Behind the Destructive School Actions in Chicago," which
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Meet the AISD Bonds
Commerce :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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Thanks to a burgeoning student body, aging infrastructure, recession-deferred maintenance and never forget, persistent underfunding of public education by the state of Texas the Austin Independent School District's "needs list," accumulated over the
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Philadelphia Officials Vote to Close 23 Schools
Newark :: NJ :: USA | 2 months ago
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The decision was made after the police arrested 19 protesters, including Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, charging them with disorderly conduct. The protesters blocked doorways into a meeting room in an attempt to
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Carroll County schools endure chaotic day due to snow
Baltimore :: MD :: USA | 4 months ago
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School system officials said about one- hird of students were affected by the decision, which was made by Schools Superintendent Stephen Guthrie shortly after 7 a.m., at least 90 minutes later than usual in snow situations. "We try to make the call
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School chief calling in the Marine to help in school closings
Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | 4 months ago
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Education Reporter lfitzpatrick@suntimes.com January 29, 2013 7:56PM Tom Tyrrell of Chicago Public Schools in his office at CPS Headquarters Tuesday January 29, 2013...Some in Chicago might point to warring factions in this battle over public schools.
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Far fewer schools may close this year
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 4 months ago
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Ahmed-Ullah, Chicago Tribune reporter The commission on school closings has told Chicago Public Schools officials that shutting a large number of schools would create too much upheaval, and that it is leaning toward a recommendation for closing far
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‘Zombie' Student Flash Mob Protests Philly School Closures
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 4 months ago
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Zombie' Student Flash Mob Protests Philly School Closures Zombies are a hot topic in pop culture, and students from the Philadelphia Public School District concluded that they could draw attention to their effort to keep 37 schools in their city from
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Will Zombies Keep a Philadelphia School From Closing Its Doors?
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 4 months ago
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Despite their zombie makeup, there was nothing lifeless about the members of the Philadelphia Student Union on Wednesday. PSU members, dressed as zombies, gathered in front of the Philadelphia Public School District (PPS) building to protest the
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Govt closing schools and giving up on the east - Greens (Fuseworks)
Christchurch :: New Zealand | 8 months ago
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Greens Green Party, Fuseworks September 13, 2012, 2:13 pm The Green Party is worried that the Government is exploiting the crisis in Christchurch to push through their unpopular education agenda. The Government has announced they will close 13
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