John “No Nose” DiFronzo. Park Ridge District 64. Running schools like a business.
Johnny “No Nose” DiFronzo. When wealthy Park Ridge foot doctor Dr.Anthony Borrelli and right-wing psychologist Dr. Dathan Paterno were elected to the Park Ridge District 64 school board, they promised a tough line towards the the teachers union. They would run things like a business. A Chicago business. So, naturally the facilities director Scott Mackall hired a mob-connected company for air co
Breaking. Shocking. New study disproves the theory that throwing money at schools doesn’t do any good. It does.
How much money do you think was spent on a new study that demonstrates that spending money on schools that serve poor kids will result in the poor kids doing better at school? Headline in Education Week: School Spending Increases Linked to Better Outcomes for Poor Students Sound of palm smacking my forehead. In districts that substantially increased their spending as the result of court-ordered c
Strike vote. Things are heating up in suburban Hinsdale. A sign of things to come in Chicago suburbs?
It’s not that it never happens. But it is rare for a strike vote by teachers before the old contract has expired. That is the case in suburban Hinsdale District 86, where the school board appears to be acting more adversarial than usual. “The issue we are trying to communicate today is not about (contract) negotiations,” said David Lapetino, president of the teachers’ association at South. “It’s
6-2-14 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.: Representative Christian Mitchell is a part of the Eli Broad collection.When Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke host their monthly show at the Hideout tomorrow night, Eli Broad will not be appearing on stage with them. But he will be there in spirit. State Representative Christian Mitchell will be channeling