AM News: “Give Back” Protests School Corporatization
June 30, 2011 – 3:06 pm
24 Arrested in Downtown Rally NBC: Two dozen people were peacefully arrested Tuesday after sitting in the middle of a downtown street during rush hour… Protesters March Against Corporate Summit CNC: Protesters said corporations should “give back” to schools and communities that are facing huge budget deficits because of the economic downturn…Parents to CPS: Make our school a charter WBEZ: For the first time in Chicago, a group of parents is publicly asking CPS to shut down their school–and reopen it as a charter school…Court to re-examine legality of Chicago teachers layoffs: A federal appeals court has vacated an earlier opinion that Chicago Public Schools improperly fired nearly 750 tenured teachers last summer… Court to Rehear CPS Teacher Firings Case: It’s back to square one for nearly 750 tenured teachers who were fired last summer by the Chicago Public Schools… When the Wescott students met ‘The Scottsboro Boys’: Thanks to an enthusiastic school librarian and a generous producer, students at Oliver S. Westcott Elementary School in… Visiting Restaurants and Opening Students’ Eyes CNC: The students toured Coobah’s kitchen and listened to chef and owner Jimmy Madla describe his work. Several said they wanted to be chefs in the future.
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