let's turn to karen lewis, president of the chicago teachers union. this is not about a teachers union. this is about the kids in the classroom, poor neighborhoods in chicago that are being targtsed for closure because they haven't been given the resources to survive and to achieve in their test scores. what's really going on here, ms. lewis? >> well, what's really going on is a planned, very well-orchestrated attack on

the president of the chicago teacher's union joins me. later, letterman breaks through donald trump's thin skin about telling jokes about mitt romney's dog. >>> i think public education should be a dynamic process that's locally run that works with parents to provide the optimal opportunity for each child in america to get the education that they need, not what the federal government or the state government says that you should have. >> welcome back to "the ed show." there is a survival of the fittest rich versus the poor mentality threatening to destroy the chicago public schools system. it's a dynamic threatening school systems all across the country. teachers and parents are protesting a chicago school board decision to close or overhaul 17 schools. the plan shuts down underperforming schools which were already underfunded, underresourced, leaving many poor communities without a neighborhood school. the reverend jesse jackson says it's a two-tiered school system benefitting certain schools over others. >> there's segregation system tha

. >> a call today by the president of the chicago teachers union to publicly elect members of the chicago school board, a teachers' union president karen lewis and the rev. jesse jackson strongly disagree with their decision this past week, to close or phase out seven schools, lewis and jackson say the city should return to publicly electing them. >> we are still responsible as a community, parents students and teachers to take this to the streets because that's where it needs to go. >> returning to an elected school board would require a change in state law and another option would be to take the issue before federal courts. a new plan for public transportation on the south side one ottomans idea to improve the safety and quality of your next ride in the somber gathering in the northern suburbs or family marked five years since this man was last seen alive. >> strong winds will push milder air over chicago tomorrow, details next. attention! it's the kmart home sale. all furniture on sale. complete bed set starting at $29.99. entire stock of bath towels, sheets and blankets on sale. atten

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let's turn to karen lewis, president of the chicago teachers union, this is not about a teachers union, this is about the kids in the classroom, poor neighborhoods in chicago being targeted foreclosure because they haven't been given resources to survive and to achieve in their test scores. what is going on here, ms. lewis? >> what is going on is a planned very-well orchestrated attack on public education in chicago. so, we have seen that the third in charge at chicago public schools has said clearly we're not going to finance schools, we won't fund schools that we plan closing down. this has been going on quite some time it is the status quo in chicago, by the way. we had earth-shaking breaking reform in the late 90s, where local school councils have control over hiring and evaluation of principals and also evaluating and looking at discretionary funds in the budgets for those schools. well, once you put a school on probation, you take away the power of the local school council. so there has been this stealth attack on democratically-controlled schools for 15 years. so now it's just t

>> chicago teachers union hates this the school board passed changes approved chicago public schools city board of education moving forward to close or turnaround more than a dozen schools strong opposition >> question was really whether chicago school board would take to pressure and remove schools from the chopping block but the answer was a no >> packed a school board chambers erupted in anchor unanimous passed to close at turn around a 17 struggling schools decision likely means loss of hundreds of teaching jobs of thousands of students knew weren't department. >> worst thing about today more kids today. opportunity to do something for the kids management not perfect opportunity today to do something before the children benefited from these actions >> first time that they are rahm emmanuel school board and chicago public schools taken such measures attempts to change the public's will system board member says does not equate to rubber-stamp the decision >> the way i feel based on information i have received >> outrage many of children are being shortchanged so many sentenced to m

teachers union is calling for $700 million overhaul to district's schools. yesterday the union presented an outline titled " the schools chicago students deserve " it is calling for chicago public schools to reduce class sizes provide full day kindergarten, and distance to dili in richmond class's. the union also recommends adding 2600 counsellors, social workers and other support staff. unilever said that these ideas would provide a higher quality education for students >>the full forecastididide? you're not my dad ahh!! hey honey, back feels better little dancing tonight, you and me? dr. scholl's pro inserts relieve different types of lower body pain by treating at the source so you're a whole new you. go pro with dr. scholl's. idououou're like my patients you want to hear you've done a good job. that's why i recommend a rinse like crest pro-health multi-protection. it helps you get a better dental check-up. so be ready for your next dental check-up. try any crest pro-health rinse. ou will soon come to a close. the warmer weather also signals that there ar

>>the chicago teachers union officials have a lot more to say about this the union president karen lewis says the board members betrayed democracy the union wants an elected school board to replace the current one made up of the mayor's appointees the cook county sheriff's wants some spending cutswarns that some spending cuts return his office into the largest mental health provider in the state of illinois tom dart is unhappy that mayor emanuel wants to close six mental health clinics and governor quinn wants to shut down to institutions tom dart says about 15 percent of his jail inmates have mental health problems he argues that funding reductions at the city and state levels will mean more people with mental problems will end up in his jail. >>tom dart is threatening a lawsuit over this matter ... >>coming up next at noon: president obama prepares to go on the offensive over soaring gas prices. the gop candidates for president square off in their final debate ... before those contests in arizona and michigan and super tuesday and illinois based sears could be spinning off more stores

governor pat quinn says the funding helping improve overall education experience and chicago teachers union says education funds not getting to especially african-american and latino students. new study proves not getting a fair share of education dollars. comparing a chicago public school system to apartheid. union proposing solutions including corporations forking over money for education city taking back on allocated tif funds turning them over to schools and revamping funding structure. we do not control the policy of the curriculum for the purse strings educators must be in the forefront of developing education policy. not politicians and venture capitalists. union leaders said the change is proposing smaller class sizes better staffing and higher quality education for students coming up talk about too much information streetside confusing motorists and a michigan town later in sports report from arizona plenty chicago cubs getting to camp early. and basketball next. fo from gazers... to grazers... kenmore is in the lives of over 100 million americans. that's why no fridge in ame

teachers union march huge stake in education reform teachers responsible for a very proud cps alumni. >> i know what we are capable of to not turn this around to give us a voice >> close to five and to people in the crowd tonight organizers say they are demanding a meeting with the mayor before when state school board vote ideally more resources for existing schools. parents and advocates elementary school rose le neighborhood to stop cps from closing school supporters of wendell smith elementary school cps officials to take a closer look before deciding to make changes. dramatic changes in 2005 a new principal took over they say scores in reading and mathematics -- looking why the cps is targeting wendell smith. >> wendell smith still needed in this neighborhood to an excellent job with limited resources we have passed to work with >> supporters of the school say cps neglected the school's current library teachers of mathematics and reading coaches at social service professionals and after-school programs again the boat of the state of wendell smith elementary school and other schoo

teachers union announced a lawsuit against that today to block in such schools. student at the center of the sticker city sticker controversy will get $1,000 savings bond after all the and original design created by herbert pulgar he won the contest for the city sticker contest scrapped when some said the hands could be interpreted as a gang sign herbert pulgar and the new design winner will both get the savings bond for education because city clerk susana mendoza will pay $1,000 up for pocket to herbert pulgar for his savings bond. more like winter tom skilling tells us snow falling in the future going to be one of these localized late to affect sections of four counties most directly including counties closest to lake michigan jet stream out of alaska and canada south bring cold air in our direction leading edge behind these clouds look at what is happening to the north the cold air hits the warm like water amazingly ice free and you wake of the unusually mild winter getting snow fall to about a big rapidly to the north happening in our area counties under snow

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