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Midday News Links: Karen Lewis Keeps 'Em Guessing

By Chuck Sudo in News on Aug 7, 2014 6:30PM

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  • Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, back from a vacation, is still mum on deciding on a mayoral run. [Tribune]
  • Arrowstream, whose CEO Steven LaVoie was shot by the company's former CTO, released a statement saying the company was not downsizing at the time of the shooting. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • Only 62 percent of Chicago Public Schools students are enrolled in their neighborhood elementary school these days. And that number continues to dwindle. [WBEZ]
  • Camera-equipped drones captured some stunning shots of the crowd at Lollapalooza last weekend. [Sun-Times]
  • Google and Staples will partner to fund every single classroom project in Chicago on the education crowd-funding site DonorsChoose.org. [Crain's]