Pensions are contracts.
Daniel Biss’ fuzzy math.
Biss, a formeer math professor at the University of Chicago, never fails to mention his math credentials when making his proposals to ignore the state’s pension promises and obligations. It appears he may not know much about the constitution or his pension math.
Following the Pension Summit called by the We Are One, the state’s public employee unions, Biss was
From Chicago’s teachers: Dear Secretary Duncan.
February 15th, 2013
Dear Mr. Duncan,
As primary, secondary, and university educators who are passionate about the importance of a liberal arts education in building and maintaining a democratic society, we are very concerned with the impact of standardized testing on humanities curricula. The widespread trend of teaching to the test is undermining primary and secondary education. Social studies, history, the fine arts, the study of literatures and languages, drama and music; these and other subjects not assessed in the standardized tests of “No Child Left Behind” are subjects that are themselves being left behind as administrators pressure teachers to raise narrowly conceived test scores in a few core areas.
We seek to build respect for the democratic process, critical thinking skills, writing skills, and understanding
Dear Mr. Duncan,
As primary, secondary, and university educators who are passionate about the importance of a liberal arts education in building and maintaining a democratic society, we are very concerned with the impact of standardized testing on humanities curricula. The widespread trend of teaching to the test is undermining primary and secondary education. Social studies, history, the fine arts, the study of literatures and languages, drama and music; these and other subjects not assessed in the standardized tests of “No Child Left Behind” are subjects that are themselves being left behind as administrators pressure teachers to raise narrowly conceived test scores in a few core areas.
We seek to build respect for the democratic process, critical thinking skills, writing skills, and understanding
Welcome to Bizarro World, Mr. President.
Welcome to Bizarro World, Mr. President.
His stop was originally planned as part of a three-day post State of the Union tour to speak about the economy. The national scandal that the level of violence in his hometown has become has changed those plans somewhat.
He will speak at Hyde Park Academy High School at 6220 S. Stony Island around 1PM this afternoon.
Is Obama concerned that his hometown of Chicago and his home state of Illinois have become Bizarro World?
There are many issues, including the causes of Chicago’s violence, that the