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Schooling in the Ownership Society
Schooling in the Ownership Society
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Schooling in the Ownership Society
Griffin's divorce. Think of it as a stock split.
The GriffinsSORRY TO HEAR THE NEWS (No really) that right-wing billionaire power couple, Ken and Ann Griffin are splitting up. Whatever happened to "'til death do us part"?The Griffins have been the money bags behind both Bruce Rauner's and Rahm Emanuel's political ascendency. They have also bankrolled much of Chicago's union-busting and corporate-style school reform policies.For this to
JUL 20
Charles Schwab -- A core member of the 'charter cabal'
Brokerage firm founder Charles Schwab rode the emerging wave of online investing to amass client assets of over $2 trillion, and he now has a net worth of $6 billion. He's now become one of the biggest patrons of corporate-style school reform, investing millions in privately-run charters schools like KIPP, Teach for America, The New Teacher Project, and Michelle Rhee's operation, Stand for Childre
On Patti Vasquez Show last night
Patti Vasquez and Pete Lee on WGN last nightSpecial thanks to WGN's Patti Vasquez for having me on her show last night. Comedian Pete Lee was Patti's co-host and we had a friendly and far-ranging discussion on ed issues. Patti and Pete are both very funny, but serious when it comes to schooling and other social issues.I felt at times that I should be interviewing Patti who describes herself on Twi
JUL 24
Budget vote: Another reason to get rid of mayoral control of the schools
WGN'S WALTER "SKIPPY" JACOBSON says he's seen everything now that the board has decided to hire more press secretaries as a way of dealing with the current fiscal crisis at CPS. Note to "Skippy: All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again. Never before has a mayor spent more city money on press releases, only to have his ratings sink lower
JUL 22
Rahm's school budget takes from kids with disabilities to give more to charters
Rod Estvan“This budget does not even attempt to formulate a plan to address the structural deficit the district is faced with.” -- Access Living’s budget analyst Rod Estvan The latest proposed Chicago Public Schools budget, due to be voted on tomorrow will badly hurt children with disabilities, says Estvan.The problem is part of the city's inability to generate enough revenue to run a high-quality
JUL 21
Weekend Quotables
Natasha KoreckiA new progressive movement that’s swept through New York; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Jersey City, New Jersey; Oregon; and Seattle has arrived in Chicago. -- Sun-TimesAmisha Patel, executive director of Grassroots Illinois Action“We’re building ward committees with everyday people who are wanting to take back their city from elected officials who don’t care about them. The city electio