Submitted by arlenegloria on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 14:55
Despite protests from students, parents and teachers, the Chicago School Board voted unanimously to allow Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman to make major changes to the system Tuesday.
The board approved Huberman's emergency budget plan, which could lead to 2,700 teacher layoffs and give district officials the power to raise class sizes to up to 35 students. Read more »
Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 21:57
In his speech before Congress Wednesday night, President Obama did accomplish some positive things that will improve his political standing and shore up his political base, which had been eroding recently due to weakness in the face of attacks. But he and his party still face a serious, perhaps, insurmountable dilemma. Read more »
Submitted by arlenegloria on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 15:36
Harold and Barack
By Don Rose
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the election of Harold Washington as mayor of Chicago. There have been numerous tributes and commemorative celebrations honoring the city’s first ever mayor of color—and first reformer in generations, despite the fact that Harold was taken from us before his second term was less than a year old.Read more »
Despite protests from students, parents and teachers, the Chicago School Board voted unanimously to allow Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman to make major changes to the system Tuesday.
In his speech before Congress Wednesday night, President Obama did accomplish some positive things that will improve his political standing and shore up his political base, which had been eroding recently due to weakness in the face of attacks. But he and his party still face a serious, perhaps, insurmountable dilemma. 
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