Saturday, February 27th, 2010, Sean (Xian) Barrett spoke at Operation Push, asking the audience to support the Chicago Public Schools, even in the wake of the Board’s claims of a budget shortfall that will force major concessions from the CTU and from the students we teach. His marks are reprinted below.
Good Morning Rainbow Push and [...]
CORE at the Board of Education Meeting today…
ABC-7 News features CORE candidate for CTU President Karen Lewis, who told the board, “Turnaround is a layoff policy, not an education policy.” CORE Pension Trustee Lois Ashford, “[Turnaround schools] aren’t better…they’re just different.”
Click Here to see WGN Channel 9 coverage of CORE treasurer Carol Caref and CYIC’s [...]
From PURE:
Today’s Education Committee hearing ended up being quite a show! Several aldermen gave scathing accounts of their view of R2010, and Alderman Munoz forced the committee chair to change her mind and hear public testimony from a small representation of the many folks who came out to support the R2010 school closing moratorium. It [...]
Jan 31 Jackson Potter will speak on Arne Duncan’s plan to use standardized tests nationwide for both teacher and school evaluations.
Potter was a teacher at Englewood High School before they closed it down. He is opposed to many – or most – of Duncan’s policies, as well as what he views as an ineffective [...]
The Board of Education will announce this year’s round of school closings, consolidations, phase-outs, and turnarounds this month.
CORE is building the opposition to the Board’s flippant dismantling of public education.
We have reached a critical moment where we need you to work with us to fight the Board every step of the way.
Attend CORE’s next general [...]
Last January, history was made when over 500 parents, students, and activists turned out at Malcolm X College to protest Renaissance 2010 and Chicago’s turnaround school policy. Shortly after, CPS changed their mind on 6 schools that were slated for closing. Unfortunately, since 2004 over 70 CPS sch0ols have been closed and over 10 percent [...]
Tuesday
October 13th, 2009
4:15 PM
Three Locations:
SOUTH
Harlan High School
9652 S. Michigan Avenue
NORTH
Pete’s Pizza
3737 N. Western
SOUTHWEST
Curie high school
4959 S Archer Ave
Chicago, IL
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CORE will be meeting at Manny’s Deli on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 3:30.
1141 S. Jefferson, Chicago, IL
We will be taking care of usual business as well as facilitating a discussion on the privatization of public services.
Suggested Reading:
The Private Abuse of Public Interest: Market Myths and Policy Muddles
by Lawrence Brown and Lawrence R. Jacobs
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On Wednesday, the CORE played a key role at the Board of Education Hearing, citing staff cuts, high-stakes testing, and the “20 Day Rule” as being major impediments to education in the city of Chicago. The day began with a CORE press conference at the Board of Ed 125 S. Clark.
After the press conference, CORE [...]
June 24, Join CORE at the Board of Education meeting, 125 S. Clark.
Support displaced teachers, teachers who were laid off this June,
teachers and parents protesting their “principals from Hell“.
Sign up to speak at 6:30 am to guarantee a spot. Even if you don’t want to
speak, come early to get into the main room rather than [...]
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