Latest News and Comment from Education

Thursday, January 17, 2013

UPDATE: The inbox. From the Teacher Retirement System. « Fred Klonsky

The inbox. From the Teacher Retirement System. « Fred Klonsky:



Ten minute drawing. Making the CPS board more accessible.

robyn ziegler

Click on image to enlarge.



The inbox. From the Teacher Retirement System.

TRS members received this yesterday:
Dear Frederick Klonsky:
The new 98th Illinois General Assembly convened on January 8, 2013, but will not return to Springfield and begin work on legislative proposals until the end of the month. 
All legislation introduced and debated during the 97th General Assembly, but not enacted, is no longer active.
Teachers’ Retirement System will continue to track important legislation affecting the state’s pension code, and respond when necessary to questions from TRS members. In recent days, many questions for TRS have revolved around the status of TRS cost-of-living adjustments. 
There have been no changes to the state law governing the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 


Happy Birthday Muhammad Ali.

Popout.
I like to play a self-serving game with people called Who’s the most famous person you ever met?
Self-serving, because I know I will win.
It always starts the same.
First I have to define what met means.
It doesn’t mean be in the same room. Or see