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Chicago teachers want no school on May Day, testing the city's mayor and school leaders

A tangled political fight over whether Chicago’s public schools will hold classes on May Day has unraveled in the nation’s third-largest city

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Widow of Haiti president describes his killing at US trial of four charged with conspiracy

The widow of Haiti’s last elected president described being shot and wounded during the 2021 assassination of her husband Jovenel Moïse

The Independent UK

Trial opens in Miami for 4 men charged in the assassination of Haiti’s ex-president Jovenel Moïse

Prosecutors say greed, arrogance and power were the driving forces behind four men charged in U.S. federal court for the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse

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Jury selection to begin in South Florida for 5 charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the trial of five men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse

The Independent UK

I rewatched 24 season 1 terrified Jack Bauer had lost it after 24 years — he hasn't!

24 years on, how does 24 hold up?

WhatToWatch

Does Mamdani's Win Matter Elsewhere?

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How can US cities resist Trump’s mass deportation agenda? Look to Chicago

The sanctuary city has a long history of protecting immigrant communities

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Chicago teachers reach contract deal for the first time in more than a decade without a strike

For the first time in over a decade, Chicago’ s public school teachers have a new contract without a strike or threat of a walkout

The Independent UK

Life term for Muslim convert who planned attacks on mosque and military targets

Jason Savage identified police stations and Army-linked locations, and researched homemade firearms and ammunition, including pipe and nail guns.

The Independent UK

Dirty water and endless wars: why cholera outbreaks are on the rise again

The number of cases globally has surged since 2021, as war and the climate crisis pile pressure on vaccine supplies

The Guardian - UK

US Company Accidentally Hires North Korean For Remote Work, Gets Blackmailed When They Try To Fire Him

A US company accidentally hired a North Korean remote IT worker who stole sensitive data and attempted to extort the company after being fired.

International Business Times UK

Brandon Johnson’s campaign fund has taken millions from unions with City Hall contracts

The campaign contributions are legal, but failed mayoral candidate Willie Wilson wants them banned in mayoral races. Ald. Gilbert Villegas wants to limit contributions to city officials from unions with city contracts.

Chicago Sun-Times

With one year till Chicagoans elect the school board for the first time, here’s what’s still being worked out

Lawmakers haven’t settled on a voting map and floated a last-minute proposal to accelerate moving to a fully elected board.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Brandon Johnson appoints new Chicago health commissioner

Dr. Olusimbo “Simbo” Ige, managing director of programs at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, becomes the first Black woman to serve as Chicago’s public health commissioner.

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CTU got what it wanted with elected school board bill, then did an about face

Stacy Davis Gates complained online that reporters didn’t ask the CTU about the union’s reasons for not supporting a bill that would have given it a fully elected board right away.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s public schools need a ‘Green New Deal’ to modernize aging buildings

To address the breadth and depth of the need to remediate outdated schools at a time of worsening weather extremes, Chicago needs an estimated $30 billion, two educators write.

Chicago Sun-Times

Teachers will have ‘strong demands’ in contract talks — even with one of their own on other side of bargaining table

“The driving force has always been inequity and injustice that Black and Brown students and their families experience in this city,” CTU President Stacy Davis Gates said. “And that injustice did not roll away on April 4. We just got another gladiator in a place of power.”

Chicago Sun-Times

At the White House, Cook County Board President Preckwinkle, Mayor Johnson talk about City Hall thaw

“I’ve been in this job for 13 years, and this is the first time that I’ve had someone who’s been willing to work with me” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, referring to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.

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Over the years, Chicago Teachers Union has made progress for schools and students

I’m no fan of the current acrimonious CTU leadership, a retired Lake View educator writes. But let’s not forget the gains the union has made, and the conservative forces that want to destroy public schools.

Chicago Sun-Times

Stacy Davis Gates had expect a media storm for sending her son to private school

The Chicago Teachers Union president centered her children as part of who she is as a progressive activist.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTU president defends sending her son to private school, calling it a result of ‘unfair choices’ for South Side families

The Chicago Teachers Union leader is facing backlash for the move. She says it represents a stark statement about disinvestment in public schools.

Chicago Sun-Times

Teachers reach contract agreement at Chicago art-focused school to avert strike

The teachers union and the school’s board of directors finalized a deal after more than a year of negotiations.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former mayor teaching Harvard students about how to deal with a pandemic — and with reporters

Lori Lightfoot’s class will include a mock press conference and a simulated community meeting. She’ll discuss the dangers of politicizing a pandemic and how to interact with the media, drawing on lessons learned amid COVID-19.

Chicago Sun-Times

Problems in CPS go far beyond a lack of air conditioning

The problem with the Chicago Public Schools is simple: It fails to educate students well. That is why families have voted with their feet and left.

Chicago Sun-Times

On CPS’ first day of school, ‘There’s excitement and hope,’ mayor says

After a seemingly quick summer break and ahead of a forecast heatwave this week, students, parents and leaders kick off the school year with “the same level of energy across the whole city of Chicago,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said Monday.

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