Read this: My friends from Occupy Naperville were arrested at the ALEC protest.
By Patricia Herrmann, Occupy Naperville From Paul Sjordal’s “news:” Police Charge Into Demonstrators at ALEC Conference in Chicago (4min video, these arrests happened before Maddie Sullivan was arrested) �In the first part of this video we see police using metal barriers to hem in demonstrators in front of The Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago, site of the 40th annual conference of the America
The in box. At the anti-ALEC protest.
Outside the Palmer House. My friends from Occupy Naperville. From Truthout. Writing on the building outside the Palmer House Hotel in downtown Chicago says “igniting passions since 1871.” The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) held its 40th anniversary conference at the hotel, igniting the passions of protesters who came out to inveigh against ALEC’s agenda during a demonstration Augu
The in box. Teach for America’s civil war.
From The American Prospect: Teach for America is at universities, recruiting high-achieving graduates to teach in the nation’s underserved urban and rural areas. It’s at school boards, lobbying districts to renew its contracts and import hundreds of its members. It’s in corporate boardrooms, asking for tens of millions in funding. With more than 32,000 alumni, its former participants helm the maj
Mark Stefanik: They’re back.
Middle school teacher and activist Mark Stefanik. By Mark Stefanik The Springfield Poltergeist have returned. Just received a survey mailer from Democratic State Representative Robyn Gabel which begins “… it is my privilege to serve as your advocate.” Hoo-Boy… With advocates like Robyn, who needs enemies? Along with Republican-in-Democrat’s-clothing Senator Dan Biss, these ‘advocates’ of
Jason Richwine. The racist wind bag that is a gift that keeps on giving.
H/T: Micah Uetricht Back in March I first heard of Jason Richwine when he appeared on a panel along with my brother Mike and Brother Jitu Brown of the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO) discussing Rahm’s school closings. Brother Mike and Brother Jitu explained why the closing were wrong. Richwine babbled on about how throwing money at schools was a bad thing. Although I have never unde
Rahm’s chaotic rule: District school close. Charters open.
The bodies are barely cold. The summer began with the closing of 50 Chicago public district schools, mainly on the south and west sides where Black students attended them. Yesterday the district issued a request for proposals to open new charter schools. In a 52-page PDF posted without fanfare on the district’s website, CPS is asking for new charter operators and campuses for the 2014-15 and 20
Losing seniority rights means running schools on the cheap. The CPS budget means winners and losers.
Graphic: Catalyst. The always ridiculous CPS spokesperson Becky Carroll admitted there are winners and losers in the CPS budget. The losers are students and families in district run schools. No surprise that charters are winners when it comes to budgeting. The Catalyst’s Sarah Karp reports: 70 percent of district-run schools lost $100,000 or more (not including the 49 schools that were closed t
8-13-13 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.: The in box. Support for Logan Square TIF – Schools rally Sunday.From Will Guzzardi: Many of you joined with us in our struggle this past winter to keep Brentano Elementary open. Principal Salgado and the rest of the Brentano family are thrilled that the school will be opening its doors for another sch