Monday, September 24, 2012

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Tribune reports: Rahm taking the charter route on union busting

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Tribune reports: Rahm taking the charter route on union busting:


Tribune reports: Rahm taking the charter route on union busting

Fred Klonsky toon
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's first attempt at union busting was beaten back by the CTU strike. The union and its community supporters held the line against the assault by corporate "reformers" like Stand For Children and Democrats for Education Reform (DFER). Now the mayor and his patrons are coming at it another way -- with the expansion of privately run, union-free charter schools.

According to the Tribune, CPS officials expect about 53,000 of the district's roughly 400,000 students will attend charter schools this year, and the number of charters will increase to more than 100. The city is aiming to add