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| Protesters gather before start of meeting of the School Reform Commission March 7, 2013 before vote to order the largest mass school closing in history. ( TOM GRALISH / Inquirer ) |
Well the shit has hit the fan in Philly as the gaggle of corporate school reforms who call themselves the School Reform Committee, are moving to close 27 neighborhood schools. 19 protesters including AFT Prez
Randi Weingarten, have been arrested so far today with hundreds more protesting outside and inside the SRC meeting.
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| Randi arrested |
Take note Mayor Rahm. I haven't seen such anger among Chicago parents and community folk since the days leading up to Harold Washington's election. If you think you and Chicago pols can close 80 schools this year and walk away unscathed, you're mistaken. Last week's poll ratings have you at 2% strongly favoring your policies. Don't even look at the polls after that next school is closed.
Local aldermen are already feeling the pressure and are turning up at these community hearings lining up behind the Progressive Caucus for the first time, assuring their base that they oppose the closings -- at ;least in their
