Friday, January 13, 2012

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Stand for Children back in town to 'educate us' about turnarounds

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Stand for Children back in town to 'educate us' about turnarounds:

Stand for Children back in town to 'educate us' about turnarounds

Like Freddy Kreuger, he's baaack!

It could be time for a mic check as Jonah Edelman and his well-funded, out-of-town gang of professional union busters at Stand For Children, return to Chicago. On Wednesday, the group announced that it is launching a radio campaign to “educate Chicagoans about the value of public turnaround schools.” Thank goodness we have people from Portland here to educate us about how great these turnarounds are.

According to Catalyst,
[SFC director] Gonzalez is aware that the organization carries with it a negative weight, especially among unionized teachers and grassroots organizations. Stand for Children was a staunch supporter of Senate Bill 7, which limited teacher tenure and made it more difficult for teachers to