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    May 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Girls' running program makes having fun no sweat

    There's a time for serious conversation and a time for silliness. And there's always time for running.
    There's a time for serious conversation and a time for silliness. And there's always time for running. For 6,700 girls at 287 sites in the Chicago area, Girls on the Run is where it all happens. It's the place to weigh in on heavy stuff, but also do the...

    Tags: Sports, Soccer, Road Running, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Running

    2. May 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. One vote, many lives

    The Chicago City Council will vote on many items Wednesday. None likely will be more important than the zoning change on tap for the property at 2245 W. Pershing Road.
    The Chicago City Council will vote on many items Wednesday. None likely will be more important than the zoning change on tap for the property at 2245 W. Pershing Road. That is where Concept Schools, a top-quality charter operator, wants to open the...

    Tags: Education, Politics, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago City Council, Karen Lewis

    3. May 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Kirk makes first public appearance in Illinois since stroke

    During his first official public appearance in Illinois since he suffered a major stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk on Friday announced that "rehab works" and said he hopes his steady improvement serves to encourage others with medical challenges.
    During his first official public appearance in Illinois since he suffered a major stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk on Friday announced that "rehab works" and said he hopes his steady improvement serves to encourage others with medical challenges. Kirk took...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Immigration, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Health and Safety at School

    4. May 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Kirk at 1st public appearance in Ill. since stroke: 'Rehab works'

    Making what was billed as his first official public appearance in Illinois since he suffered a major stroke, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., took questions from the press at a charter school at Naval Station Great Lakes outside North Chicago this afternoon and toured the school.
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    Making what was billed as his first official public appearance in Illinois since he suffered a major stroke, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., took questions from the press at a charter school at Naval Station Great Lakes outside North Chicago this afternoon...

    Tags: Education, Health and Safety at School, Stroke, Israel, Brad Schneider

    5. May 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Mom of 10-year-old shot in Austin: 'I hope the world gets better'

    Jaylen Price lay in a hospital bed Thursday, a bullet lodged in his body and doctors not sure yet whether they will operate on the 10-year-old to remove it. But that's not what has been on the fourth-grader's mind. "He's not talking about it. He's 10,"...

    Tags: Politics, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Shootings

    6. May 2, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  6. Open thread: The Weeks in Review

    Change of Subject
    The "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup of......
    7. May 1, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Teachers at UNO charters vote to unionize

    Teachers at schools run by the United Neighborhood Organization, one of the largest charter networks in the city, voted Wednesday to unionize.
    Teachers at schools run by the United Neighborhood Organization, one of the largest charter networks in the city, voted Wednesday to unionize. Teachers at privately run, publicly funded charter schools in Chicago have never been part of the Chicago...

    Tags: American Federation of Teachers, Schools, Education, Politics, Teaching and Learning

    8. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. My challenge to Karen Lewis

    A year ago Chicago teachers, clinicians, paraprofessionals and parents hoped that their strength in numbers and unity would yield the legislative action and contract settlement needed to remedy the problems teachers face in the classroom —...

    Tags: Education, Politics, Work Rules Contract Issues, School Examinations, Public Schools

    9. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. A Bronzeville charter school makes its mark in robotics

    If their robot was ever going to fling Frisbees well enough to win a world championship, the students at Perspectives/IIT Math & Science Academy had work to do.
    If their robot was ever going to fling Frisbees well enough to win a world championship, the students at Perspectives/IIT Math & Science Academy had work to do. Joe Michaelis, head coach of the Bronzeville school's robotics team, ran through the...

    Tags: Schools, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Illinois Institute of Technology, Education, Engineering

    10. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Charter school parents form advocacy group

    Cast by critics including the Chicago Teachers Union as villains in the ongoing school closings controversy, privately run charter schools and their advocates are fighting back with efforts that include plans for a downtown rally by a newly formed parents group.
    Cast by critics including the Chicago Teachers Union as villains in the ongoing school closings controversy, privately run charter schools and their advocates are fighting back with efforts that include plans for a downtown rally by a newly formed parents...

    Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Public Schools

    11. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. All Fox Valley-area districts nix virtual charter school plan

    All 18 districts affected by a proposed Fox Valley-area virtual charter school have denied the concept and now await an appeal process. The Illinois Virtual Charter School @ Fox River Valley sought to draw students from school districts in St. Charles,...

    Tags: Batavia, St. Charles (Kane, Illinois), Linda Chapa LaVia, Elgin, Aurora

    12. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Every day is Earth Day for Sarah Elizabeth Ippel

    Sarah Elizabeth Ippel's eyes lit up as she peered into the chicken coop at the edge of her school's playground.
    Sarah Elizabeth Ippel's eyes lit up as she peered into the chicken coop at the edge of her school's playground. "There are a few in there," Ippel, 31, said, pointing to several eggs recently laid by the three resident chickens. "Whoever finds them first...

    Tags: Education, Earth Day, Students, Teaching and Learning, Physical Fitness and Exercise

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