John Laesch. The three votes stoping abolishing the charter commission.
Northern Illinois Jobs With Justice Action Alert and newsletter. Dear Friends, Fred Klonsky recently wrote at his blog, Fredklonsky.com, “If both bills pass both houses – which there is a strong possibility – this may turn out to be the biggest set-back for charter schools in the country.” Yesterday, March 25th, SB2627 (Dissolves the ALEC-initiated, Illinois Charter Commission – HB3754 in the hous
Hey, my Elgin friends. You know who I’m talking about. Get on the horn to Senator Noland about the charter school bills.
Elgin State Senator Mike Noland. Mary Shesgreen sends this: The last I heard is that the charter school bills are being “held up” in the Senate Committee by Mike Noland and two other Senators. That’s SB 3030, the Senate version of the Charter School Accountability Act, and SB 2627, the bill which would dissolve the Illinois State Charter Commission. Please email him tonight or call him very ear
Senator Iris Martinez is my State Senator and I expect her to do the right thing on the Charter Commission bill.
State Senator Iris Martinez. This from my friend Deborah McCoy: There are a few state senators on the education committee who are undecided about the charter accountability/commission bills. The only one in Chicago is Iris Martinez. If you live in her district, consider calling her and asking your friends to call to support SB2627 and SB3030. 217-782-8191 or 773-463-0720. Well, as it turns out,
A tangled web of Rauner, Madigan, Stand for Children’s Edelman and the IEA leaders. I’m sorry I wasn’t louder.
. One of the more curious charges leveled against me by Haisman/Swanson is that I didn’t make any criticisms of Bruce Rayner until the final morning of the primary campaign. Even casual readers know that’s not true. But it brings to mind the story of Ken Swanson, Jonah Edelman, Bruce Rauner and Michael Madigan. And this blog. Meeting with reporters the other day, Mad Man Madigan offered a brief h
3-25-14 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.: Illinois set to put major limits on charter schools. Act now.Illinois charter school operators are about to face major legislative restrictions on their expansion of operations. This is big. But you must make your phone calls and file witness slips. HB 3754, a bill sponsored in the House by State Repr