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• Illinois governor disappointed in Chicago mayor over police shootings
• Gabon teachers launch one-month strike
• 4 Questions to Ask About Online Dual MBA Degree Programs

Illinois governor disappointed in Chicago mayor over police shootings Posted: 04 Jan 2016 05:00 PM PST Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner expressed disappointment Monday in Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County's top prosecutor for their handling of police-involved shootings and embraced pending state legislation to allow Chicago residents to recall future mayors. Rauner also vowed to block funding for Chicago's severely cash-strapped public schools, which have warned of massive layoffs in the months ahead without a state rescue, unless Emanuel's administration backs the Republican governor's efforts to pass business-friendly legislation making it harder for injured workers to collect damages and to weaken public-sector labor unions. Rauner's aggressive stance toward Emanuel added to the mounting public criticism against the mayor and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez for their response to the 2014 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, an African-American, by white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who has been charged with murder.

Gabon teachers launch one-month strike Posted: 04 Jan 2016 10:32 AM PST Teachers in Gabon launched a one-month strike on Monday over demands for bonuses and unpaid salaries, less than a year after a wage dispute closed many schools for almost three months, a union leader said. "Our demands have not changed for months, we had obtained written and signed commitments from the government which has not only failed to respect the deadlines but does not even speak about it any more", said Simon Ndong Edzo, one of the leaders of Conasysed, which groups the main teachers' unions. In February 2015 about 20 public sector unions, led by teachers, called a strike to press for higher wages, leaving many schools virtually closed for around three months and threatening to write off the whole academic year for many students.

4 Questions to Ask About Online Dual MBA Degree Programs Posted: 04 Jan 2016 06:15 AM PST For Brent Chyna of Chicago, who has worked full time in different laboratory positions for more than 20 years, online learning seemed like a sensible option to continue his education, allowing him to balance his job with school on a flexible schedule. To gain more formal business training in a career rooted mostly in science, in 2008 he enrolled in an online degree program offered through University of Maryland University College. He chose to pursue a Master of Science in biotechnology that combined the fields of science, technology and business, just like he wanted. As he started to wrap up the program, he decided to take a step he hadn't initially considered: earning an MBA on top of his Master of Science through the school's dual degree program, a feat he accomplished this past April.

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