Teachers Union To Rally Downtown As School Closure Vote Looms

May 20, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Teachers Union To Rally Downtown As School Closure Vote Looms The Chicago Teachers Union is wrapping its three-day march in protests of Chicago Public School closings with a Monday afternoon rally in Daley Plaza. Continue reading... CTA Commuters Get First Weekday Test Of Red Line Shutdown Plan Advocates Say Votes Are There For Illinois Gay Marriage Bill Gov. Quinn Reviewing, Still 'Open Minded' On Marijuana Bill 12 Arrested In Gold Coast 'Mob' Disturbances Park District Unveils 2013 'Movies In The Parks' Schedule Teens Among 3 Killed, 8 Hurt In Overnight Gun Violence Citywide Intelligentsia Founder, CEO Talks His Craft Coffee Empire Man Breaks Ferris Wheel World Record Burned Body Discovered In Northwest Side Dumpster At Least 23 People Shot Over The Weekend, 5 Fatally Internet Rallies To Give Hope To Homeless Chicago Man CARYN BROOKS From a High School Gym to Grand Central Station: The Olympic Spirit Is Alive The fight for wrestling includes the fight to keep the Olympic spirit alive in the unlikeliest of places, such as the gym where Jacob Curby practiced and competed as a teen at Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Illinois. Continue reading... JAMES PERON Drug Warriors and Gun Violence: The War on Drugs Fuels Violence As bad as drugs can be, Drug Warriors are worse. They raise the stakes of the drug fight, incentivize the drug gangs and push them to greater heights of violence. When a solution becomes worse than the problem it is time to abolish the solution. Continue reading... RANDI WEINGARTEN Common Core: Do What It Takes Before High Stakes America's public education system could be on the brink of a once-in-a-generation revolution. If implemented properly, we can provide all children with the problem-solving, critical-thinking and teamwork skills they need to compete in today's changing world. But that's a big "if." Continue reading... DAVID ERNESTO MUNAR State-Run Health Insurance Marketplace: Why AFC Opposes HB 3227 The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) recently made the difficult decision to oppose legislation that creates a state-federal partnership for operating Illinois' health insurance marketplace. We base this decision on the poor consumer protections in the bill. Continue reading... MICHELLE BRANé Women Are a Critical Part of Immigration Reform: Let's Include Them This Time As the bill moves through committee and onto the Senate floor, the rights and well-being of immigrant women will depend on Senators keeping women -- and women's realities -- in mind. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003