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U.N. head strikes at inequality
In Mandela lecture, Guterres calls for New Social Contract, New Global Deal
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Ted CoxUnited Nations, Antonio Guterres, Nelson Mandela, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Income Inequality, Health Care, Education, Me Too, Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, Thomas Piketty
School funding remains top education issue, says poll
IEA President Kathi Griffin says Pritzker fair tax is long-term solution
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Ted CoxPDK Poll, Education Funding, Education, Education Week, IEA, Kathi Griffin, Evidence-Based School Funding, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Education, J.B. Pritzker, Ronald Reagan, Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax
Pritzker takes oath as 43rd governor: New video!
Governor sets ambitious agenda with attitude that ‘a commitment to be kind in politics can change the world’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Donald Trump, Kwame Raoul, Susana Mendoza, Greg Harris, Minimum Wage, Education, Education Funding, Illinois Education, Pre-K, Illinois Pensions, Great Chicago Fire, Legal Marijuana, Legal Cannabis, $15 Minimum Wage, Illinois Minimum Wage
Teachers put in the work — outside class
Lorna Stowers holds down three outside jobs to make ends meet when she’s not teaching English at Bond County Community High School in Greenville
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Ted CoxWorking Families, Education, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Illinois Teachers, Bruce Rauner, Lorna Stowers, Bond County Community High School, Kaskaskia College, Beowulf, Macbeth, Frankenstein, Epic Hero, Epic Poems, Teacher Salaries
Trump, DeVos stumped on student loans
Court may compel enforcement of Obama rule, as Illinois moves to protect professionals who default on loans
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Betsy DeVos, Bruce Rauner, Tom Cullerton, Education, Illinois Higher Education, Studen Loans, Education Funding, Trump University, Tony McCombie, Will Guzzardi
IPI working to bust teacher unions
The conservative Illinois Policy Institute, affiliated with Gov. Rauner, is urging teachers to abandon their unions
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Illinois Policy Institute, IPI, Janus, IEA, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, Richard Uihlein, Erika Wozniak, Education, Unions
Trump turns schools into armed camps
ACLU study finds that as minority students come to outnumber whites, they also face harsher discipline and suspensions
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Teachers rip Rauner for vetoing minimum salary
Gov. Rauner vetoed a bill that would have hiked the Illinois minimum teacher salary to $40,000
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Taxes go straight to private schools
Gov. Rauner's 'tax credit scholarship' program allows millions in state revenue to be diverted to Catholic schools and other private institutions
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Blase Cupich, Kathi Griffin, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Empower Illinois, School Vouchers, Illinois Education Funding, Education, Illinois Education, WBEZ, Linda Lutton
Teachers flunk limit on raises
IEA says new cap on end-of-career raises was 'buried' in budget legislation, will hurt students
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Jim Reed, Kathi Griffin, Dale Fowler, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Education, Illinois Pensions
Schooling the General Assembly
Education compromise laid foundation for Springfield to function again, says state Sen. Manar
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