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Friday, July 25, 2014

7-25-14 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.:



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Ventra cards. Treating the elderly and the disabled like crap. A Rahm idea.
Rahm/Ventra rant. When I use my senior reduced fare ventra card, I have always just kept it in my wallet and the scanner reads it and says, “go.” Suddenly a Ventra charge started appearing on my Mastercard bill. Because my Ventra card wasn’t working. Interesting that you don’t actually need a Ventra card. Apparently, a Mastercard with a chip works just as well, but I was being charged regular, no


We’ve been following events in Hinsdale. Here is the latest from the teachers.
Photo: @studentsforD86 Hinsdale High School 86 is in Chicago’s western suburbs. This summer I have been following the bargaining between the teachers union, HHSTA, and the Hinsdale board. The Hinsdale board, headed by Dr. Skoda, has mounted a full court press against the teachers union. The HHSTA will not be goaded into any job action that doesn’t serve the interests of their members and their co
Chicago’s AUSL alum, “Dr.” Terrence P. Carter isn’t done with New London, Connecticut quite yet.
Photo: Hartford Courant. Bill McCoy (L) has a brief advisory meeting with his client Terrence P. Carter after Carter exited an executive meeting of the New London Board of Education. Yesterday morning those who care about ethics and quality education in New London, Connecticut thought they were finished with the phony doctor, Terrence P. Carter. Carter, as we have reported here all week, had appl


7-24-14 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.: “Doctor” Carter blames his secretary. And the Chicago, AUSL connection.Each day. This guy has given me blog posts for a week. This is the story of Terrence P. Carter and the New London, Connecticut school system. Carter was about to be hired to be the new superintendent when the real reporters at the