Mike Klonsky. The use and misuse of data to beat up on neighborhood schools, principals and teachers.
- Brother Mike breaks a story. There is no shortage of examples of the use and misuse of data to beat up on neighborhood schools, principals and teachers. But this one is pretty slimy. A must read. Are Prosser teachers ‘gaming the system’? Or is this reporter gaming them? “If anyone out there has been in Prosser for more than a second, they would see that you can’t make a Prosser teacher do anyth
CTU. Teachers, staff at Rogers Park elementary school learns of $300,000 in budget cuts on one-year anniversary of school closings
CTUnet: CHICAGO—The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) received information from members today who learned this morning about pending budget cuts at Gale Math and Science Academy in Rogers Park. After reports last week that more than $300,000 in funding will be cut from the school by Chicago Public Schools in 2014-2015, Gale will also lose its librarian, technology teacher and two classroom teachers ne
Did you know Rauner cheated on his first wife? Not if you rely on corporate media.
You know all those cute million dollar media buys with Bruce Rauner and his current wife, the alleged Democrat Diana? By the way, Democrat Diana is a major Tea Party contributor. Anyway. On May 5th Business Insider ran a story about Rauner’s first marriage. Turns out he was cheat. Back in the 90s they called this having a paramour. Apparently Rauner got that condo in the City for more reasons tha
The Chicago Way.
With a gun or a pen. Chicago is still Chicago. County Board President Toni Preckwinkle went down to Springfield yesterday seeking support for her pension theft. And to nobody’s surprise, she got it from the mobsters in the General Assemby and from their capo di tutti capo, Mike Madigan. Preckwinkle said the legislators were “remarkably receptive” to her plan for cutting Cook County employee pensi
5-22-14 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.: Jim Popham’s Tractable Teacher Evaluation.. Jim Popham at NEPC.by Fred Klonsky / 1h hide // saveChris Christie’s pension pay to play and how pension theft is a national scandal.I have been accused of making Illinois’ pension theft too big a deal. Some have suggested that Illinois’ pension theft is j
