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Unlike 2012's strike that hit the streets, this potential one would occupy banks, Karen Lewis said.

Frida Kahlo, Cleopatra and zombies also seen at Orozco Academy, where even the principal was a minion.

Protesters accused Ald. Burns of blocking a resolution seeking a moratorium on new charter schools.

Doubly good news for Ravenswood School: a successful appeal of special ed cuts and a Level 1+ rating.

In just two years, Amundsen High School has gone from being on probation to a Level One rating.

Ald. Anthony Beale suggested requiring ride-sharing drivers to have a chauffeur's license at airports.

But Ald. Ameya Pawar said it's a symptom of the problem, not an argument for charter schools.

The initiative is being paid for through a $38 million federal grant.

Yet Mayor Rahm Emanuel defended the "goal" of principal training behind the $23 million deal she set up.

The scholarships will provide reduced tuition for CPS grads who complete two years at City Colleges.

Ald. Will Burns has received campaign contributions from the Illinois Network of Charter Schools.

"There has never been a more divisive educational issue," Kennedy H.S. Principal George Szkapiak said.

Neighborhood school boosters were vocally opposed to proposed KIPP and New Life charter schools.

Ald. Pat O'Connor announced Svigos Developlment was the highest bidder back in August.

CPS also announced it will close the academic center at Harlan Community Academy High School.