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Monday, August 10, 2009
On Saturday, August 8th CORE reached out to students, parents, and teachers at the annual Bud Billiken Parade, the largest of its kind in the nation. CORE members engaged community members in support of neighborhood schools and handed out free school supplies. Tens of thousands participated in this year’s parade, over one million lined the [...]
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Click To Play CORE Communications Committee member Dave Vance produced this wonderful video for Labor Beat covering June’s CORE protest of the Arne Duncan/Advance Illinois Protest. Introduction from Labor Beat: Before President Obama appointed Arne Duncan Secretary of Education, Duncan was the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools. Under his control there, Chicago Public Schools [...]
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
On Wednesday, the CORE played a key role at the Board of Education Hearing, citing staff cuts, high-stakes testing, and the “20 Day Rule” as being major impediments to education in the city of Chicago. The day began with a CORE press conference at the Board of Ed 125 S. Clark. After the press conference, [...]
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Arne Duncan was in town yesterday as the guest of honor for the Advance Illinois morning reception. Duncan was on hand to discuss his initiatives while CEO of the Chicago Public Schools as he plans to unleash them on the nation, using stimulus money to strongarm states into buying into the “miracle.” From The Associated [...]
published at 9:34 am
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Come help CORE celebrate the end of the school year. Emerald Loop Bar & Grill 216 N. Wabash Ave. $25 covers drinks beer, wine, pop and appetizers. Saturday, June 20th 9pm until ?
published at 9:00 am
Saturday, June 20, 2009
June 24, Join CORE at the Board of Education meeting, 125 S. Clark. Support displaced teachers, teachers who were laid off this June, teachers and parents protesting their “principals from Hell“. Sign up to speak at 6:30 am to guarantee a spot. Even if you don’t want to speak, come early to get into the [...]
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Apparently, Arne Duncan follows the CORE Twitter. He was slated to speak at a luncheon for Advance Illinois. After we announced that we were planning on “welcoming” him back to town outside of the event, the group decided to change the luncheon to a breakfast. This should be no problem as teachers are used to [...]
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
CORE’s May 16th fundraiser took place at the Funky Buddha Lounge. Around 150 people were in attendance. The evening began with the acoustic stylings of local favorite singer/guitarist Rich Cantu. Afterwords, The crowd was given a brief history of CORE and what the caucus is currently doing to change the CTU into a union that [...]
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
CORE members were highly visible at Saturday May 9th’s “Troublemakers School” hosted by Labor Notes and Malcom X. College. CORE members participated in workshops where they learned: how to prepare effective grievances for possible arbitration, fighting back in the public sector, and organizing and bargaining during an economic crisis among other topics crucial for fighting [...]
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
Hear from CORE member Jackson Potter on the history of Renaissance 2010 and witness a recent protest that CORE was instrumental in organizing along with our partners in the Grassroots Education Movement.
