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It’s a Wonderful Life

Mandela

I remember that Sunday morning (here in Chicago). Waited to see Mandela emerge from prison, then went to church crying, so thankful.
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Which photo to use…..
Hmmm. I guess this one…..             “Dopey” steps down.  
“Good news” on dropouts merely data massage
Wednesday’s press alert on a new truancy/dropout report, as well as recent CPS/City Hall PR hits, claimed a decline in student dropout rates. I was pretty sure that this was more a function of data massage rather than better education policy, especially given the catastrophic rise in truancy detailed in the report. Turns out I was right. From the full press release: “Change In Definition Of “Dropo