Rahm Emanuel and CTU head Karen Lewis are both addressing the legacies of their predecessors; the physical residue of reform; teacher-on-the-street takes; the national significance for politics and labor; and more
For a few hours this morning, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post all had something in common on this the 11th anniversary of 9/11: Their top sections featured stories of the poisonous battle between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Public Schools versus Karen Lewis and the Chicago Teachers Union. The result is a huge stain on Chicago…
Is the teachers strike legal, and if not, what’s Rahm going to do about it?; Chicago teachers answer your questions on Reddit; skepticism about value-added modeling; and more
CHICAGOMAG.COM EXCLUSIVE: Our reporter, who wrote a profile of Jesse Jr. in 2005, discusses the challenges of writing about the evasive politician
With all eyes on Chicago and the dispute between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools, a lot of good stuff is being written on teacher evaluations, testing, and other issues crucial to the strike.
A new web documentary delves anew into the city’s violence-prevention organization, following Ameena Matthews as a dispute over money turns ugly, then violent.
As the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s eldest son steps into the spotlight, an intimate look at the family and forces that have shaped him.
The veteran theater pro shares what movies, inspires, and distracts him
Once one of the most promising politicians in the nation, Jesse Jackson Jr. has seen his career go horribly wrong—marked most recently by his mysterious disappearance and the revelation that he’s suffering from bipolar depression. What happened to Junior?
The Land of Lincoln has a long-held reputation for big government and big patronage in its biggest city. But the data is clear on one thing: we’re far and away number one in the nation in little governments.
