When the members demand unity in the fight for our pensions, our leaders will unite.
A good statement from Illinois Education Association President Cinda Klickna and Illinois Retired Teachers Association President Bob Pinkerton. We the presidents of IEA and IRTA, respectively, wish to express our commitment to successfully defending our organizations’ members against the unfair and unconstitutional Senate Bill 1. Our two organizations have different constituencies, therefore it’s
Keeping retirement weird. 450 years of teaching experience.
When I retired from teaching in June of 2012, I walked out of my building on the last day of school with nothing in my hands. Anne picked me up and we drove to the airport. All the retirement celebrating had been done. My union honored me and my retiring colleagues. The staff in my building honored us. I even threw a memorable party for myself at the Red Line Tap. Tony was there. But my district’
Chicago Teachers Union moves to establish an Independent Political Organization.
Resolution for the Chicago Teachers Union to Launch an Independent Political Organziation (IPO) Whereas, the Chicago Teachers Union hopes to transform the traditional means of engaging in politics and legislative activities in Chicago and Illinois to engender authentic political engagement to amplify the voice and representation of working and poor people in politics and legislative process, and W
ISBE Special Education class size limits. Who to call.
The vote to eliminate State special ed class size limits, and to eliminate the State 70/30 rule - the 30 percent limit on the percentage of students with an IEP that can be in a regular general ed class - will be first at the Board of ISBE, and then at JCAR. On Wednesday, January 22, and on Thursday, January 23, at the ISBE office at 100 N. First Street in Springfield, the Board of ISBE will first
1-12-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Sunday reads.There is no such thing as clean coal. A tiny padded room at KIPP Star Washington Heights Elementary School was a real-life nightmare for two young boys who were repeatedly detained in the tot cells. Parents and students charged Chicago charter schools Tuesday with targeted expulsions inte
