- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 14, 2013
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The Rolling Stones, the Bulls, and the United Center property tax deal
A new study by the Chicago Teachers Union shows that Jerry Reinsdorf and Rocky Wirtz are masters of the property tax system
- News & Features, Politics, Dec 26, 2012
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The Reader's second annual awards for political "achievement"
Honoring some of the more notable deeds from our elected leaders in 2012
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 23, 2012
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Governor Quinn brings Diane Ravitch to Chicago
Was the governor sending a message to Mayor Rahm when he invited Diane Ravitch, the anti-school reform reformer, to Chicago?
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 12, 2012
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Hey, charterheads: let's make love, not war!
In the name of peace, I offer the following olive branch to charterheads: let's only compare charter schools to magnet schools
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Oct 3, 2012
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Today's lesson: charters do not outperform unionized schools
Confronting the anti-teachers' union myth with, you know, facts
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Sep 19, 2012
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Democracy is messy—welcome to the teachers' union
Why teachers' union politics gets a little messy
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 18, 2012
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CTU strike (susp)ends
Local news outlets are reporting that the CPS teachers' strike is off
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 15, 2012
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School reform by the numbers
There is more to school reform than churning test scores
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 13, 2012
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Spare an apostrophe for the Chicago Teachers Union
Looking for a 16 percent increase in punctuation
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Sep 12, 2012
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Why Chicago teachers hate Rahm
How the teachers union got to the point of a strike
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 11, 2012
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Two sides in Chicago teachers' strike can seem worlds apart
Chicago public school teachers live in one world; the mayor and his friends live in another
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 10, 2012
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It happened last night: CTU goes on strike
School's out for . . . well, we're not sure exactly
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Sep 5, 2012
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With Democrats like these, who needs Republicans?
Rahm Emanuel is currently advancing an agenda that would go over well at a GOP convention
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 4, 2012
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The Reader goes to the CTU Labor Day rally!
For the record—that was not me hanging out with Jean-Claude Brizard at the teachers' union's Labor Day rally
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 30, 2012
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UNO's Juan Rangel does a damn good Chris Christie impression
The state's biggest charter school operator calls the teachers union "totally irresponsible and reckless"
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Aug 1, 2012
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Moore and Emanuel block elected school board
Longtime independent Joe Moore helps Mayor Emanuel stall the movement for an elected school board
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Jul 3, 2012
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The Rahmney plan for schools
Mitt's approach to education sounds a lot like Mayor Emanuel's
- News & Features, Feature, Jun 28, 2012
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The mayor's millionaire club, part II
A look at Rahm Emanuel's calendar shows how wealth and access, far more than party identity or ideology, have come to comand the attention of politicians—leaving everyday people out of the conversation
- Best of Chicago, City Life, Jun 20, 2012
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Best Politician Guided by a What-the-Fuck-Do-I-Have-to-Lose Attitude
Robert Fioretti
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 13, 2012
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CTU strike authorization: breaking the news to Mayor Rahm
Here's hoping that President Obama force Mayor Rahm to make peace with the Chicago Teachers Union
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