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Monday, April 14, 2014

4-14-14 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.:



Bruce Almighty





A question about Bruce Rauner’s third grade teacher for my readers.
Hi Fred, I heard Bruce at the IEA-RA say that he loved his 3rd grade teacher and his third grade teacher loved him. I assume that he was home schooled. I say this because I tried to find out which elementary and high schools he attended and could not find anything. Apparently, his formal education started at age 18. Nothing about his K through 12 experiences on any googled websites including Wiki


Union democracy.
Alex Caputo-Pearl will likely be the next UTLA President. IEA President was re-elected for another three-year term this past weekend at the IEA Representative Assembly. Nobody else ran. Some current and former leaders of our union will point to that as a sign of strength. Just as they declare that opposition to leadership policies are the results of naysayers. It is an odd vision of union democra






4-13-14 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.On April 12, 1983 Chicago elected Harold Washington as mayor. Charter schools are an investment opportunity. Corporate school reformers lover choice, right? Not really. DFER’s summer camp for corporate school reformers. Chicagoland. Whites only. Fox discusses race and politics. You have m