Duncan: Former Aide Leaves Over Magnet Mess
Many mainstream news outlets continue to ignore the story but bad news continues to come out of Chicago about the convoluted and clout-vulnerable magnet school process that Duncan failed to do much of anything clean up while he was head of the school system there. Over the weekend, Duncan's right-hand man, David Pickens, resigned/ was fired, and more politically-connected names are coming out on a list of VIPs who attempted to get kids bumped to the head of the line for a handful of coveted Chicago schools. meanwhie, Mayor Daley can'tUnions: Weingarten Zings Back On HBO Comedy Show
"Removing Thomas Jefferson is like writing Moses out of the Bible."- Randi Weingarten, referring to Texas changing school books, on Bill Maher's HBO show Friday evening. Click below to watch the segment online.
