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In the News: CPS probing bused protesters
January 26, 2012
By: Cassandra West

The Chicago Public Schools inspector general said Wednesday he is investigating reports that bused protesters were paid to carry signs or read scripts at school closing hearings, the Sun-Times reports.

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In the News: Abuse plagues CPS' free-lunch program
January 13, 2012
By: Cassandra West

A Tribune investigation found that in at least 167 Chicago schools, the percentage of students receiving free lunches was at least 20 percentage points higher than the percentage enrolled in the country's two primary aid programs, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Temporary Aid for Needy Families.

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In the News: Lewis says she's not stepping down
November 17, 2011
By: Cassandra West

Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, says she isn’t stepping down over an “inappropriate” joke she made about Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

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In the News: Duncan to visit Chicago school
October 19, 2011
By: Cassandra West

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, the former Chicago Public Schools CEO, returns to Chicago on Thursday. He will appear with Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean Claude Brizard and school board vice president David Vitale at an afternoon event to highlight the Lights On Afterschool programs around the country at the Morton Elementary School, 431 N. Troy.

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