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Its Good to Be Me and Molar Free - on the lower left Jaw

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:43:31 -0600

Big Red is a particularly tastey cinnamon flavored jaw popping dental delight that wakes up the flavor buds and on the second bite down splits the last molar on the the lower-left jaw of my periodontal challenged mug. The Big Red jingle is sung by Hip-hop artiste Ne-Yo -no less.Toxic Abcess, Batman! The Pain was better than 24-Hour Loop Tape of Pete Seeger doing The Lion Sleeps Tonight.

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Chicago Public Schools Announces Six New School Proposals for Priority Communities

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:34:44 -0600

Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Ron Huberman today announced six new school recommendations to be submitted to the Chicago Board of Education for consideration at its Nov. 18 meeting.

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Northwestern Blackface Costumes Inspire Protest, Prove what everyone thinks about NU

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:27:21 -0600

TwoNorthwestern students who attended a Halloween party dressed in blackface have sparkeda public outcryfrom theNU community.

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Northwestern University a deal at $51,850 a year

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:14:53 -0600

Three Illinois universities and three liberal arts colleges are rated among the 100 best values in private higher education.

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What's Blocking Educational Reform? Charter v. CTU?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:05:31 -0600

The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board rails about the Chicago Teachers Union blocking educational experimentation, but is there any merit to State Senator James T. Meeks comparing the CTU to Chicago street gangs? Urban family collapse v. charter school culling the best & brightest?

chicagotribune.com

Chicago may open charter school near Altgeld Gardens

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:24:47 -0600

Chicago Public Schools is seeking to place a new charter school near the Altgeld Gardens housing complex for sixth- to 12th-grade students, a move that could quell tension in a community that has been vocal about wanting a neighborhood option for its high school students.

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$154K a year job at a school for ex-Daley aide

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:10:06 -0600

Lumpkin gets outreach post despite tax hikes, job cuts

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Error in Estimtates of Stimulus Retained School Jobs

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:59:52 -0600

Did $4.7 Million federal ARRP economic stimulus money really retain 493 North Chicago School District teachers when only 290 are employed? Federal statisticians are invited to check their math.

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Medill Reports: Teachers, also on the front lines of violence, grope for answers

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:36:54 -0600

“We have kids that are basically living in war zones,” said Karen Lewis, a teacher at King College Prep High School, 4445 S. Drexel Blvd.

Lewis is the chair of the Caucus of Rank and File Educators, or CORE, and leads a group of teachers and community members that analyze Chicago Public Schools policies.

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Local high schoolers cooking up change for their cafeterias

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:30:44 -0600

At lunchtime, the cafeteria at Clemente Community Academy was serving pizza, nachos and french fries. Elsewhere in the school, six students in the culinary arts program were preparing brown-rice-and-chicken stir-fry, vegetable medley and a baked-pear dessert.

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