'Morning Shift' #25: Over and out

October 12, 2012

By: Kate Dries

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View the story "'Morning Shift' #25: Cold blooded" on Storify'Morning Shift' #25: Cold bloodedFriday on the Morning Shift, we review the week's news, discuss staffing shake-ups in CPS, and explore the North American Reptile Breeders Conference.Storified by · Fri, Oct 12 2012 08:01:45Jean-Claude Brizard Meeting 4VIVA Teachers ProjectFirst, three weeks after the city’s first teachers strike in 25 years, Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard announced his resignation last night. Barbara Byrd-Bennett, the interim chief education officer, will take his place. For analysis, The Morning Shift talks to WBEZ’s Becky Vevea and Linda Lenz, publisher of Catalyst, a news organization covering school reform in Chicago.CPS chief Brizard to step downA high-level school official has confirmed to WBEZ that the head of Chicago Public Schools, Jean-Claude Brizard, is stepping down.Mayor R...I knew when I was watching Chicago Tonight Wednesday night that the Mayor wasn't telling the truth when he said Brizard wasn't going anywhrWendy Katten@NancyLoo is on @WGNMorningNews reporting on Brizard resignation. King Rahm was not pleased with him? #BigTinyRolondo Escobedoreport: Emanuel to replace JC Brizard with DQ BlizzardThomas MundtNext, WBEZ blogger and longtime journalist Achy Obejas and Buzzfeed political reporterAndrew Kaczynski break down the vice presidential debates and other stories from the week in news. Eurozone crisis live: Angela Merkel visits GreeceThousands of police are on duty in Athens today as German chancellor pays her first visit to Athens since the financial crisis beganPoll of Polls shows Mitt Romney has pulled ahead of President ObamaSahit Muja,NY Economy and Politics Examiner Sahit Muja is a New Yorker and a proud son of Illyria, Albania. He is a source of inspiration...Vice Presidential Debate 2012: Paul Ryan a tough debater, ex-rivals say - Juana SummersST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - To those who know best - his past debate foes - Paul Ryan is an agile debater, able to balance explaining the comp...Then, new numbers from RealtyTrac show that Illinois is the fourth slowest state in completing the foreclosure process. Chicagomagazine Deal Estate columnist Dennis Rodkin explains why and how we compareto our neighbors.Foreclosure Real Estate Listings | RealtyTracThe Foreclosure Authority. RealtyTrac publishes the largest database of foreclosure, auction and bank-owned homes in the country for inve...Deal Estate - ChicagoAbout This Blog Deal Estate: The Blog is the online extension of Chicago magazine's monthly "Deal Estate" column, which is written by Den...