No Common Core debate allowed at the IEA RA.
There will be no debate of the Common Core at the IEA Representative Assembly meeting at the Hilton on MIchigan Avenue. Yesterday the IEA Board of Directors offered up New Business Item #1. “The IEA RA directs the IEA Executive Director with assistance form the Government Relations department to advocate for a moratorium on accountability measures related to the PARCC exam. The IEA RA supports the
Does Squeezy think we are suffering from collective amnesia?
Squeezy and Rauner at the Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly. The teacher delegate from downstate sitting in front of me rotated her chair around as Governor Quinn and Bruce Rauner entered the Grand Ballroom of the downtown Hilton Hotel. She wanted to turn her back to the two candidates. IEA leaders had asked for delegates to show courtesy to both Squeezy and Rauner. “Do you t
4-10-14 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.: Bill to dissolve Charter Commission is about to die after a secret House vote. Will the charter farters win?No one knows what goes on behind closed doors. It seemed a few days ago that the corporate reformers behind the failed charter school movement in Illinois were about to face a monumental defeat.
