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Friday, September 21, 2012

Banned in Park Ridge. « Fred Klonsky

Banned in Park Ridge. « Fred Klonsky:


Banned in Park Ridge.

Was it something I said?
Earlier today I did a post that mentioned the contract settlement in Park Ridge. That is the district I just retired from and was, for a ten-year period of time, the union president.
I noted that it was a contract that was bargained well by the Park Ridge Education Association negotiating team. I pointed out that it contained a modest cost of living adjustment and some gains for teacher voice in curriculum creation.
But I also mentioned the District’s huge 40% budget surplus. What do local taxpayers think when their homes