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by Ellyn Fortino
2:38pm
Tue May 22

Chicago Teachers Union Gears Up To Speak Out Against 'Harmful' Proposals

Thousands of Chicago Teachers Union members and city educators are set to rally in front of the Board of Education’s headquarters Wednesday in protest of a proposed collective bargaining scale-back and other “harmful” school proposals that are on the table.

Jesse Sharkey, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union met with reporters Tuesday to clear the air about why the educators are meeting Wednesday afternoon.

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by Matthew Blake
4:47pm
Thu May 10
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Occupy Chicago Outlines NATO Protests (VIDEO)

Activism

Occupy Chicago says thousands of protesters will go to Chicago next week before the city hosts the NATO summit, May 20 and 21. While Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel views the summit as raising Chicago’s profile, Occupy thinks the event will call attention to their concerns and invigorate the Occupy Wall Street movement that started last fall.

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by Steven Ross Johnson
1:21pm
Mon May 7

Student Loan Interest Rate Debate Headed To The Senate, Study Looks At Impact In Illinois

The rising costs of higher education could get a lot worse for Illinois students if Congress fails to keep interest rates on federally-subsidized Stafford loans from doubling by July, according to the findings of local advocacy group released Thursday.

Data from the Illinois Public Interest Group found that Illinois college students could be in debt by as much as $380 million a year if lawmakers do not renew a 2007 law that cut interest rates down from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent.

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by Matthew Blake
1:28pm
Thu May 3

State Lawmakers Vote To End Legislative Scholarships

The Illinois Senate voted today to ban the maligned legislative scholarship program, for which state lawmakers award scholarships to students in their district that attend an Illinois public university.

The bill passed 43-5, with five Senators voting ‘present’. The bill should just as easily clear the House and swiftly be signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn.

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by Ellyn Fortino
9:51am
Thu Apr 12

Struggle Over Longer School Day Poised To Continue As Study Finds 10-Hour Teacher Workdays

Chicago Public School teachers work almost double their required daily instruction hours, according to a new study released Monday, and the findings worry some teacher advocates as the district gets ready to extend the school day.
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