Extra Extra: CPS To Place Three Schools In Turnaround
By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 23, 2014 11:00PM
- The Chicago School Board voted Wednesday to turn over three schools they say are underperforming to the Academy of Urban School Leadership at the end of the school year. [Sun-Times]
- Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis called the vote a "hostile takeover." [Chicago Teachers Union]
- The proposed "Belmont Bypass" that's part of CTA's Red Line North renovation could force new businesses near the Belmont Red/Brown/Purple "L" station to close. [DNAInfo Chicago]
- Sen. Mark Kirk is pushing for legislation that would give small breweries a tax break and cited Revolution Brewing as an example. [CBS Chicago]
- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was re-elected as head of the Illinois Democratic Party. The more things change and all that jazz. [NBC Chicago]
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