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Monday, December 20, 2010

What’s really behind Boss Madigan’s rush to reform? « Fred Klonsky's blog

What’s really behind Boss Madigan’s rush to reform? « Fred Klonsky's blog

What’s really behind Boss Madigan’s rush to reform?

Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s rush to reform is so unseemly, so suspicious, so behind-closed-doors, that even supporters of the reforms themselves are embarrassed by the process.

You know that last Thursday and Friday Madigan scheduled hearings of his newly created House Committee on Education Reform.

You know the committee is stacked with reformy types bought and paid for by Stand for Children, the Oregon-