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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Stand for Children back in Chicago flush with cash

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Stand for Children back in Chicago flush with cash:
Look who's back in Chicago flush with cash

CTU backs Rudy Lozano.  So do I.

Union-busting school reformers  Stand For Children, are back in Illinois with deep pockets. This time around SFC is bankrolling a gaggle of Republican (and a few anti-union Dems) in local elections. In a letter to the Chicago Tribune, SFC's director, Mary Anderson lauds the conservative paper's endorsed, mainly Republican candidates list.

Most importantly to Chicagoans, Stand tossed $70,000 behind anti-teacher candidates running in opposition to CTU-backed