Promise keeper Rahm—who believes the mayor's school-closing promises?
[The following was published originally as "Promise keeper Rahm—who believes the mayor's school-closing promises?" by Ben Joravsky on November 29, 2012 at 07:31 AM at the Reader website. The discussion over which schools to close . . .
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Fighting for the right to fire bad teachers—and good ones too The story of the UNO charter school teacher dismissed despite doing his job with "dignity"
[Editor's note: The following article was originally published in the Chicago Reader on September 27, 2012 and is republished here our of our respect and long relationship with the reporter. The Reader publication on line . . .
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How a CPS teacher went from 'excellent' to 'do-not-hire' in one year
[Editor's Note: The following article appears in the current issue of the Reader, and is being reprinted here as part of our ongoing tribute to the reporting of our friend Ben Joravsky, who usually gives . . .
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How 'Noble' becomes the darling of Rahm Emanuel and corporate Chicago... Charter schools dumping 'bad' kids back into public schools
[Editor's note: We're reprinting here another great article by Ben Joravsky from The Reader. For more than eight years, high schools have been reporting to Substance that Michael Milkie's Noble Street Charter Schools, beginning with . . .
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The Battle Before the War... Before the teachers' union can fight layoffs and pay cuts, it has to resolve an internal struggle.
[Editor's Note: The following story appears today, June 10, 2010, in the Chicago Reader. It is reprinted here at www.substancenews.net with the permission of Mr. Joravsky. Those who wish to access the story on line . . .
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