Bob Busch. The U of C and me.
- Bob Busch It was a cold November day when the four of us piled into the V.W. Bug.
There were three men and one women. We were assigned to the University of Chicago Lab School for (pre-service) observation. When we arrived the lady in charge looked down her nose at us and asked where we were from. “Chicago Teachers College,” we all said. Her only
response was “Oh.” Then we got the five-minute spi
A view from the bottom of the academic barrel.
Hey. This is me. Down here at the bottom of the academic barrel. Or so says Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Arne grew up in Hyde Park, a Chicago neighborhood encompassing the University of Chicago. His father was a psychology professor at the university and his mother ran an after-school program primarily serving African-American youth in Kenwood. Duncan attended the University of Chicago Lab
Illinois unions say no to lifting Special Education class size limits.
January 15, 2014 By IEA News Today, Illinois’ largest education employee unions came out in strong opposition to a proposal from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to remove class size protections for student with disabilities. With this change, school districts could reduce staff and increase the number of special education students in every classroom. The measure is expected to be vot
1-15-14 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.: The Trib’s Eric Zorn. “Bruce Rauner is generous.”From Mike Klonsky’s blog: No surprise here. It’s the Trib’s Eric Zorn. He identifies with the Republican billionaire’s clout problems. I didn’t have to play that game with my elder son, who easily tested into Payton in 2004, but I can’t blame many of th