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Tag: Schools & Education

Moratorium on school closing proposed for 2009-2010

Chicago Talks, February 24, 2009

Feb. 24, 2009 – Chicago Public Schools' plan to close, phase out and turnaround up to…

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Increased Pell Grant Funding Proposed in Stimulus Package to Offset Higher Education Costs

Chicago Talks, February 19, 2009

Feb. 11, 2009 – College students from low-income households stand to benefit most from the…

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School Closings: ‘There’s No Plan’

Chicago Talks, February 16, 2009

Feb. 16, 2009 – A legislative effort to require CPS to develop a comprehensive facilities plan…

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Saturday in school no drag for Reavis Elementary students

Chicago Talks, February 3, 2009

Story by Richard Muhammad of LISC/Chicago Feb. 3, 2009 – Saturday and school could be…

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Parents and activists continue to protest Mayor Daley’s CPS CEO appointment

Chicago Talks, January 28, 2009

Jan. 29, 2009 – Newly-appointed Chicago Public Schools’ CEO Ron Huberman faced a litany of…

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New student-created play about home loss to premiere Saturday at Free Street Theater

Chicago Talks, January 23, 2009

Jan. 23, 2009 Story by Araceli Arroyo Drawing from their own personal life challenges, teenagers…

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Illinois students to embark on inauguration trip

Chicago Talks, January 13, 2009

Jan. 13, 2008 – A group of Illinois students will embark on a once in…

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Shelter to school conversion sign of the times in South Loop

Chicago Talks, January 6, 2009

Jan. 6, 2009 – With the demolition of the former Pacific Garden Mission building on South…

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Opinion

  • Chicago’s influential music scene doesn’t get the respect it deserves 
    by Zoey Hill-Hernandez
  • Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
    by Cynthia Alaniz
  • ‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
    by Morgan Bruner
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Arts and Culture

  • 23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
    by Triniti Waxman
  • Queer Chicago designer finds niche dressing drag performers
    by Seng Xiong
  • From dorm room to mainstage, Phat Dragon built a comedy cult following 
    by Ava Simone Forster
  • Great Ideas of Humanity exhibit showcases famous quotes made visual 
    by Sh'Mara Chism
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Feature

  • Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s 
  • Care for Real food pantry serves North Siders as need grows 
  • Cuddle Bunny: Where visitors can chill out with a furry friend 
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