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In the News: CPS recess poses logistical problems April 20, 2012 By: Cassandra West For reasons including a lack of space, changing priorities and tight budgets, 98 Chicago public elementary and middle schools don't have outdoor playgrounds, which poses a logistical problem when Mayor Rahm Emanuel's longer day is introduced citywide and recess will be part of the schedule at all elementary and middle schools. Read More \| (6) Comments	In the News: District wins in negotiations over teacher evaluation April 02, 2012 By: Cassandra West The first round of negotiations between the Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union went squarely to the district, which will get its way in weighing student performance more heavily in teacher evaluations. (Tribune) Read More \| (4) Comments
Student groups demand opportunity to give input on teacher evaluation March 27, 2012 By: Rebecca Harris Two citywide youth groups packed CPS headquarters Tuesday afternoon to ask the district to incorporate student surveys into teacher evaluation. “We are the ones in the classroom, and we are the ones impacted by the quality of the teachers,” said Timothy Anderson, a student at Gage Park High School and a member of Voices of Youth in Chicago Education. VOYCE joined with students from the Mikva Challenge, an organization dedicated to youth civic engagement, in making their request. Read More \| (7) Comments	In the News: CPS' parent engagement not connecting February 21, 2012 By: Cassandra West Despite a well-publicized commitment to involve parents in the city’s public education system, some of them are not happy with how Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his school team are following through. And some say they are still not familiar with the new Office of Community and Family Engagement, according to the Chicago News Cooperative. Read More \| (2) Comments
In the News: Brizard voices support for neighborhood schools January 30, 2012 By: Cassandra West Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard told about 250 people at Saturday's New Schools Expo at Soldier Field that the best school options come from improving neighborhood campuses rather than from increasing the number that have selective enrollment. Read More \| (3) Comments	In the News: Bronzeville group meets with mayor's staff January 24, 2012 By: Cassandra West After staging a sit in on the fifth floor of Chicago City Hall over several days, a group of Bronzeville students, parents and community activists met with members of the mayor's staff Monday in an attempt to get Rahm Emanuel's school leadership to back down from its plans for three near South Side Schools. Read More \| (0) Comments
In the News: Judge upholds IN voucher law January 18, 2012 By: Cassandra West An Indiana judge has upheld the state's ambitious new voucher law, saying it meets the standards of the state's constitution, despite objections about it directing money to religious schools, Education Week reports. Read More \| (0) Comments	In the News: Teachers mark MLK Day with protests January 17, 2012 By: Cassandra West The Chicago Teachers Union and community groups fighting Chicago Public Schools' efforts to close down or turn around failing schools marked the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with protests on the West and Southwest Sides. (Tribune) Read More \| (0) Comments
In the News: Seeing media bias in ed reform coverage January 03, 2012 By: Cassandra West Caroline Grannan, a founding member of Parents Across America, writes a blog post on how many in the media promote stories by corporate education "reformers" while marginalizing those with opposing or dissenting views. Read More \| (0) Comments

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