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Fresh start
Change of SubjectThe Tribune editorial today on Jean-Claude Brizard, Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel's controversial choice to run the city schools, bore the headline “Give him a chance.” And it drew a swift, crisp response from Brizard's loudest critic and biggest... -
Emanuel keeps City Colleges leadership
Clout StPosted by Kristen Mack at 12:01 p.m.; last updated at 4:33 p.m. Rahm Emanuel is keeping some of outgoing Mayor Richard Daley's leadership team at the City Colleges of Chicago. The mayor-elect announced today that Cheryl Hyman will stay on...... -
Brisard / Brizard
Change of SubjectAn intriguing paragraph in this morning's profile of Jean-Claude Brizard, 47, Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel's choice to run the Chicago Public Schools: "Our parents instilled hard work in us. Education was the key," said Brizard's brother Jeff Brisard, an... -
CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard to make $250,000 a year
Clout StFrom the Breaking News Center: Jean-Claude Brizard, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's controversial choice to head Chicago Public Schools, will make $250,000 a year. The outgoing school board approved the appointment today at a meeting marked by farewells and hints of... -
Jean-Claude Brizard, Chicago's new schools chief, doesn't back down from a challenge
Described as passionate and stubborn, charismatic and calculating, Jean-Claude Brizard is the new face of reform for Chicago's distressed public school system.
Shaped by his humble roots in Haiti and forged in battles with school boards, parents and...Tags: Students, Eli Broad, Academic Progress, Haiti, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Dim view on Emanuel education policy, Tribune poll finds
Chicago voters hold a dim view of Rahm Emanuel's stewardship of public education after a tumultuous year that featured a teachers strike and the mayor's push to close many neighborhood elementary schools, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows....
Tags: Family, Chicago Teachers Union, Academic Progress, Chicago Teachers Strike, Economy, Business and Finance
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Emanuel doubles down as year 2 ends
Surrounded by kids as he accepted money from a soft-drink company for nutrition and exercise classes, Rahm Emanuel was asked if it might make more sense for children's health to take a harder line on the sale of sugary drinks. "I'm here about making...
Tags: Chicago City Hall, Chicago Transit Authority, Garry McCarthy, Murder, O'Hare International Airport
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Aug 31: Poll Results
WGN NewsMORNING NEWS POLL: Do you think CPS CEO Jean Claude Brizard should lose his job over the CTU negotiations? Yes: 49% No: 51% MIDDAY NEWS POLL: Do you think CPS CEO Jean Claude Brizard should lose his job over the CTU negotiations? Yes: 62% No: 38%...Tags: Elections, Politics
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Emanuel has open door for corporate execs, record shows
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has opened the door to his City Hall office for a steady stream of investment bankers, venture capitalists and international consultants in his intense search for private solutions to some of Chicago's biggest public problems. From...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Chicago City Hall, Local Government, Garry McCarthy, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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Emanuel names new CPS CEO after Brizard's exit
After spending a year-and-a-half in office, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's choice for CPS CEO is out. Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard resigned yesterday. Jean-Claude Brizard was allowed to resign, in what he and the mayor's office called a mutual...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, New York City, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Karen Lewis
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Departing Brizard to get full year's salary
Clout StreetDeparting Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard will get a full year's salary as part of his severance package, district officials said today. The school board gave Brizard a two-year contract at $250,000 a year when it hired him in April 2011....Tags: Chicago Mayor, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Karen Lewis, Rahm Emanuel
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Statement from Jean-Claude Brizard
In my 26 year career in education, I have had many different roles with one commitment -- the success of students. As an educator, I knew for students to be successful here in Chicago we needed to refocus the District to work on the fundamentals of...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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Aug 31, 2012
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Nov 15, 2012
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Oct 13, 2012
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Oct 12, 2012
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Oct 11, 2012
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