At Least They Didn't Put Him On The Board Of Ed - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

At Least They Didn't Put Him On The Board Of Ed - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

At Least They Didn't Put Him On The Board Of Ed

by Alexander Russo

Everyone on this blog loves to hate Juan Rangel, for reasons apparent and mysterious. But that didn't stop the City Council from approving Rangel's appointment to the Park District: Latino leader appointed to Chicago Park District board Clout Street: Aldermen today approved the appointment of a Latino leader to the Chicago Park District, another sign of the rising influence of the United Neighborhood Organization in city government. UNO chief tapped for park board despite criticism Tribune: The City Council on Wednesday approved Mayor Daley's

AM News: What Happened At The Board Meeting

by Alexander Russo

Chicago Teachers Union Demands Freeze on All New CPS Hires WBEZ: The leader of the Chicago Teachers Union wants the city's board of education to freeze all new hires... Laid-Off CPS Teacher Anxious About FutureCBS2: Salas earned $44,000 a year as a teacher at Hinton Elementary School on Chicago's South Side. She now expects to receive her final paycheck in two weeks... Chicago Public Schools suggests eight concessions to its teachers
CPS officials have suggested a list of concessions from its teachers to close a $370 million budget hole, including unpaid holidays, frozen wages and unpaid school recesses... Unfiltered: Board of Education Regular Monthly Meeting July, 28, 2010 WBEZ: Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis urges the city's board of education to implement a hiring freeze on new teachers... Chicago Public Schools crackdown on cyberbulliesSun Times: Under the new Student Code of Conduct, passed by the Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday, cyber-bullying will be considered as serious an offense as burglary, aggravated assault, gang activity, drug use or more traditional forms of bullying... Teens Learn Sexual Violence Prevention Via Art TherapyWBEZ: This summer a group of teenage girls on Chicago's West Side is learning about sexual violence prevention while they draw. The idea is to get the girls talking about and confronting sexual violence through yoga, dance and painting... CPS will reevaluate his application Tribune: Under the newly revised law, people with lower-grade felonies -- including forcible felonies that did not result in "great bodily harm or permanent disability" -- can petition the court for the certificate, which can then be used in applying for jobs, though the employer has final say.