Wednesday, September 10, 2014

9-10-14 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.:









Chris and Bruce.


Rahm tries to slip the cops a brown bag full of money.
Back in the 70s when Anne and I first moved to Chicago we loved eating at this Italian place over on Southport and North Avenue. The food was old-school red sauce Italian. The lasagna was six inches deep, full of ground meat and provolone cheese. The Chianti came in woven baskets. There was a flag on the wall with a black hand. Seriously And if you were there at the right time a couple of cops wo

On a shoestring Teachout gets 35% of the vote in NY. Good morning Rahm.
  In yesterday’s New York’s Democratic Party primary election for governor Zephyr Teachout received nearly 35 percent of the vote against the incumbent governor, Andrew Cuomo. For my Illinois friends, Zephyr Teachout was the progressive candidate in the race. Cuomo had $40 million dollars in his campaign coffers. Teachout spent $200,000. She won in half the counties in the state, including Albany




9-9-14 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.: Privatizing custodial services. Chicago schools are filthy.Latest report from AAPLE, an organization of Chicago school principals. Catalyst: Principals say the cleanliness of their buildings is integral to students learning and note that they are naturally held accountable for it. However, under the n