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Teaching - May 21st, 2015

Beatriz Ponce de Leon, executive director of Generation All; Camille Farrington, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration and the Consortium on Chicago School Research; Laura Lemone, until recently an assistant principal of Juarez High School; Cynthia Nambo, a former CPS administrator who is now principal of the Justice and Leadership Academy charter run by the community-based Instituto del Progreso Latino; and Regeta Slaughter, from University of Illinois at Chicago.

UnChartered Territory - April 25th, 2015

Panel discussion moderated by Chicago Tonight’s Elizabeth Brackett, bringing together voices from both sides of the charter debate. Panelists include: CPS Board Member Dr. Carlos Azcoitia, who has voted repeatedly against charter school expansions; Michael Milkie, CEO and Superintendent of the Noble Network of Charter Schools; Stacy Davis Gates, Legislative Coordinator for the Chicago Teachers Union; and Sarah Karp, Deputy Editor, Catalyst Chicago.

Testing Season - March 31st, 2015

Panel discussion moderated by Catalyst Chicago's Linda Lenz, featuring Cassie Cresswell of More Than a Score;
CPS teacher Juan Gonzalez; Mary Fergus of the ISBE; & Susan Goldman, Professor of Psychology & Education at U of I.

Chicago Public Schools: Closed - January 22nd, 2015

Part 1: Discussion on Chicago's 2013 school closings featuring Jesse Ruiz of the Board of Education;
Jitu Brown of the Journey for Justice Alliance; Asif Wilson, executive director of Greenhouse Fellowship
and a former Chicago Public School teacher; and Elaine Allensworth of the Consortium on Chicago School Research. 

Part 2 - Chicago Public Schools: Closed

Part 3 - Chicago Public Schools: Closed

Q&A Part 1 - Chicago Public Schools: Closed

Q&A Part 2 - Chicago Public Schools: Closed