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Blogs, Bleader Jun 14, 2016
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How Cooley High and Good Times shone a spotlight on Chicago Public Schools

Nearly 41 years after the premier of Cooley High, we take a look back at CPS during the 60s and 70s, and the longstanding fight for educational equality.
- By Renata Cherlise and Danielle A. Scruggs
- Tags: Blvck Vrchives, History, Education, Film, Television, Blvck Vrchives, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, Cooley High, Good Times, Eric Monte, Michael Schultz, Steve Krantz, Edwin G. Cooley Vocational High School, Jenner Elementary School, Waller High School, Cabrini-Green, Board of Education, Ralph Carter, Michael Evans, Clarence James, protest, boycott, education, activism, Chicago history, protests, school walkouts, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 30, 2015
Alderman Joravsky considers voting for Mayor Rahm's budget

If I were alderman, how would I have voted on the mayor's budget?
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Politics, Mayor Emanuel, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago City Council, Tax Increment Financing, TIF, DePaul basketball arena, Marriott hotel, Supes Academy, charter schools, Board of Education, Supesgate, Jesus Garcia, Harold Washington

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jul 8, 2015
Rahm's latest plan: Borrowing from the teachers to pay the teachers

The mayor pays off one debt by creating another one.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Chicago Teachers' Union, CPS, Board of Education, Carole Brown, Governor Bruce Rauner

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 25, 2014
Mayor Emanuel sends the marines into Ames Middle School

Politicians move forward with their plan to convert the neighborhood school into a military academy.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Ames Middle School, military academies, schools, CPS, Chicago Public Schools, 26th Ward, Roberto Maldonado, Mark Brown, Chicago Sun-Times, Marine Math and Science Academy, Logan Square, parents, Richard M. Daley, Emma Segura, Local school councils, LSC, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Board of Education, David Vitale, Marine Leadership Academy at Ames, City Council, neighborhood schools, TIFs, tax increment financing, 1st Ward, Proco Joe Moreno, Eddie Reyes, William Delgado, Walter "Slim" Coleman, school closings

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jan 21, 2014
In Chicago, charter schools remain untouchable

Aldermen kill a proposal to discuss school policies but find time to take on Eliot Ness.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, 36th Ward, Board of Education, charter schools, Chicago Math and Science Academy, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Teachers Union, City Council, CPS, CTU, Dan Mihalopoulos, Ed Burke, education, Eliot Ness, federal buildings, hearings, James Balcer, labor unions, neighborhood advisory councils, Nicholas Sposato, Rahm Emanuel, rules committee, school budgets, teachers, transparency, unions, United Neighborhood Organization, UNO

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Dec 31, 2013
Rahm creates a process to endorse his plan for more charter schools

Advisory council signs off on two more nonunion schools on the northwest side.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Board of Education, Bruce Rauner, charter school advocates, charter schools, Chicago Public Schools, community meetings, CPS, Intrinsic, Juan Jose Gonzalez, Karen Lewis, labor unions, Melissa Zaikos, New Schools for Chicago, Noble, parents, Prosser High School, Rahm Emanuel, Rhonda Kochlefl, Stand for Children, teachers, transparency, unions, United Neighborhood Organization, UNO

News & Politics, Politics Dec 23, 2013
The year in politics: Our third annual awards for political 'achievement'

Recognizing some of the most unforgettable deeds by our local elected leaders in 2013
- By Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Rahm Emanuel, CPS, Chicago Public Schools, Board of Education, school closings, Richard M. Daley, Chicago Sun-Times, Park Grill, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Jean-Claude Brizard, South Loop, DePaul University, TIFs, tax increment financing, Mark Kirk, Gangster Disciples, Toni Preckwinkle, Thomson Correctional Facility, 4th Ward, Tim Evans, Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, Bill Daley, Bruce Rauner, Paul Douglas Alliance, Richard Mell, Deb Mell, City Council, Barack Obama, Chicago White Sox, Jerry Reinsdorf, Ricketts family, Chicago Cubs, baseball

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jun 13, 2013
The madness behind Mayor Emanuel's methods

In pressing for school closings and a new meter deal, Rahm doesn't let facts get in the way.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Rahm Emanuel, neighborhoods, parking, school utilization, WBEZ, Linda Lutton, Becky Vevea, facts, parking meters, lawsuits, constitutionality, true-up payments, school closings, Walter Burnett Jr., schools, Richard M. Daley, Chicago Parking Meters, privatization, Clint Krislov, CPM, Mick Dumke, Board of Education, City Council, Near South Side, DePaul University, hotels, sports arenas, basketball, broken promises, taxes, police hiring, TIF reform, TIFs, tax increment financing, subsidies

Blogs, Bleader Jun 6, 2013
School closings in Chicago—I ain't over 'em yet!

Mayor Emanuel's decision to close 50 schools only seems to get worse with time.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Henry Bienen, Board of Education, Jean-Claude Brizard, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, David Vitale, United Airlines, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, TIFs

Blogs, Bleader May 9, 2013
If only the students at Lincoln Park High were on the school board

The students of Lincoln Park High are the role models that the Board of Education—and the City Council—should follow.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Lincoln Park High School, Chicago Public Schools, school closings, Board of Education, protests, school walkouts

News & Politics, Feature Dec 19, 2012
People Issue 2012:
Tony Bacon, the custodian

"The union guy told me, 'Just be happy you got a job.'"
- Tags: Feature, People Issue 2012, People Issue, Tony Bacon, the Custodian, Chicago Public Schools, Board of Education, Blaine School, Franklin Fine Arts School, Darwin School

News & Politics, Politics Sep 2, 2010
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Define "Redefinition"

Exemplary art teacher Sunny Neater-DuBow was fired without due process because CPS says her job has been redefined. So why is her exact job now posted as an opening?
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Sunny Neater-DuBow, CPS, Chicago Public Schools, Ron Huberman, Multicultural Arts High School, redefinition, Chicago Teachers Union, Karen Lewis, Mayor Daley, TIF, tax increment financing, turnaround, tenure, MAHS, Reassigned Teacher Pool, Liz Brown, honorable dismissal, National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, Alicia Winckler, Board of Education

News & Politics, Politics Apr 1, 2010
Do as We Say, Not as We Do

The Chicago Public Schools are broke. Teachers have been asked to share the pain. Coaches have been asked to work for free. Bigger class sizes have been threatened. So why are CEO Ron Huberman and other top bureaucrats taking raises?
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Chicago Public Schools, Ron Huberman, Mayor Daley, Board of Education, Monique Bond, Eduardo Garza, Martin Sandoval, Ed Burke, City Hall, Board of Ed, David Pickens, Arne Duncan, Michael Scott, Rufus Williams, Barbara Lumpkin, CEO for external affairs, Chicago budget, CPS budget, city budget crisis, education

News & Politics, Politics Feb 25, 2010
Off Track

Chicago Public Schools eliminates the already skimpy pay for assistant track coaches. We have some alternate suggestions.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, John Caldow, Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame, DePaul, Bob Geiger, Whitney Young, track, high school athletics, Board of Education, CPS, Chicago Public Schools, Calvin Davis, Ron Huberman, Barbara Lumpkin, CPS law department, William Jones Jr., Lamont Bryant, Marshall High

News & Politics, Media Dec 10, 2009
The Bulldog at the Gate

Journalists say new CPS flack Monique Bond is making it harder to report on the schools. Is that what she was hired to do?
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, Arne Duncan, Ron Huberman, Paul Vallas, Monique Bond, Lorraine Forte, Catalyst Chicago, Freshmen On-Track Lab Project, Ben Joravsky, Peter Cunningham, Mike Vaughn, Chicago schools, City Hall, Board of Education

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Nearly 41 years after the premier of Cooley High, we take a look back at CPS during the 60s and 70s, and the longstanding fight for educational equality.

If I were alderman, how would I have voted on the mayor's budget?

The mayor pays off one debt by creating another one.

Politicians move forward with their plan to convert the neighborhood school into a military academy.

Aldermen kill a proposal to discuss school policies but find time to take on Eliot Ness.

Advisory council signs off on two more nonunion schools on the northwest side.

Recognizing some of the most unforgettable deeds by our local elected leaders in 2013

In pressing for school closings and a new meter deal, Rahm doesn't let facts get in the way.

Mayor Emanuel's decision to close 50 schools only seems to get worse with time.

The students of Lincoln Park High are the role models that the Board of Education—and the City Council—should follow.

"The union guy told me, 'Just be happy you got a job.'"

Exemplary art teacher Sunny Neater-DuBow was fired without due process because CPS says her job has been redefined. So why is her exact job now posted as an opening?

The Chicago Public Schools are broke. Teachers have been asked to share the pain. Coaches have been asked to work for free. Bigger class sizes have been threatened. So why are CEO Ron Huberman and other top bureaucrats taking raises?

Chicago Public Schools eliminates the already skimpy pay for assistant track coaches. We have some alternate suggestions.

Journalists say new CPS flack Monique Bond is making it harder to report on the schools. Is that what she was hired to do?

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