Race.
The trial of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin will end today with a verdict. Or tomorrow. Or soon. To me, the evidence is clear. But this is America and race is central to the trial as it is to most things societal. Will the jury of six women give the parents of Trayvon some peace? Some justice? Make no bets when race is involved. Paul Krugman’s column this morning addresses the
Drummond Montessori forced to cut only Spanish teacher.
A follow up to Drummond parent Chris Barrett’s guest blog post: BUCKTOWN — When students return to a top-rated Bucktown elementary school in the fall, they won’t be learning how to speak or write Spanish and they will be spending less time in the library and in music and writing classes. Facing a budget shortfall, members of Thomas Drummond Montessori School’s LSC laid off their school’s only Sp
7-11-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Tony at the Red Line Tap. “Look who’s back from Hotlanta,” mumbled Tony into his PBR. “Marty. Let me have an Omnipollo Nebuchadnezzar.” “Klonsky’s goin’ all Swedish on us, huh.” “Where I’m going is getting old. And fast. I retired a year ago. Got my Medicare card a couple of weeks ago. This shit is b