People get ready. There's a boycott coming.
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| I think Dr. Suess would be turning in his grave if he knew this sign was hanging over his books at Barnes & Noble |
Last night, I broke my vow not to go to any more meetings so as to enjoy what's left of our beautiful summer evenings in Logan Square. But with the opening day of school approaching, there's just too much going on to sit out on the porch sipping lemonade. Instead we walked up the block to a community meeting -- one of many going on around the city -- and got another taste of the anger people are feeling over the latest round of budget cuts and teacher firings. I was glad to see Progressive Caucus Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) there, bringing us up to date on the struggle to redirect some of that $1.7 billion in TIF funds away from Rahm's corporate friends and towards public schools.
Parents and community groups are fighting to have the TIF money used as a short-term measure, and to have cuts restored and teachers and staff called back. More and more, it's looking like there will be a citywide boycott of schools to shine a light on Rahm's devastation of public education in Chicago.
