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9-3-14 Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Welcome back to your school, now under AUSL

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Col. Tyrell as Gresham




Welcome back to your school, now under AUSL management.
Col. Tyrell as GreshamDAY ONE -- LEVEL ZERO Ex-Marine Col. Tom Tyrell was there to oversee the first day of school at Gresham. Before Coming to CPS to supervise school closings, Tyrell coordinated "prisoner-exchange" work in Kosovo. He then went on to work as Chief Operating Officer for the Intrepid Sea*Air*Space Museum in New York City, "helping instill in young people some of the
Civility? Do the Math
Do the math...Two years ago, Chicago Public School budgeted for 454 librarians.Last year: 313 librarians.This year? 254. -- WBEZThey're not librarians...Comcast is doing all right, here and most everywhere. Their proposed $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable Inc. has Rahm Emanuel and 70 other city mayors applauding like trained seals.“We’re proud to have the support of Chicago Mayor Rahm Eman


Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Labor Day Thoughts
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Labor Day Thoughts: Labor Day ThoughtsLabour cannot emancipate itself in the white skin where in the black it is branded. -- Karl MarxThe Wall St. Journal Reports...The White House and union leaders are using Labor Day to reinvigorate efforts to raise the minimum wage. “Raising the minimum wage would be one of the best ways to give a boost to working families,” Presi