Wednesday, February 5, 2014

2-5-14 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.:



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John Dillon. A fair tax in Illinois. Facts and terms.
- By John Dillon. From his blog, Pension Vocabulary A Fair Tax in Illinois? Facts and Terms to Use. Graduated or Gradient? – Looking for Accuracy in a Fair Tax for Illinois “This season affects me most – psychologically,” my wealthy friend Ernesto uttered between sips of cognac the other evening. “It has been a brutal winter, Ernesto,” I offered hopefully, “but the end is coming with each day’s

Glen Brown. Responding to “Thank you Dan Montgomery…”
- Glen Brown   I remember attending a Naperville School Board meeting in April of 2011. Robin Steans presented, and IEA Jim Reed sat quietly acquiescent. I wrote about it: We have to be careful about hidden agendas and assumptions contained in ideological prejudices. We must examine faulty cause-and-effect reasoning commonly used to castigate teachers for students’ failure. We must reflect on how

Thank you Dan Montgomery, Robin Steans and Ken Swanson.
Dan Montgomery, President of the Illinois Federation of Teachers. Robin Steans, Director of Advance Illinois. Ken Swanson, former President of the Illinois Education Association. At the signing of Senate Bill 7, which took away previous teacher seniority rights, tenure rights and tied teachers’ performance evaluation to student test growth scores (VAM). This past week’s parent and teacher blow-


Chicago reminder. Ralph Martire at de Paul.




Free Scott Reeder.
You’re not going to believe this, but I am feeling a tinge of sympathy for Scott Reeder this morning. Democratic Party boss and Speaker of the Illinois House has banned him from the General Assembly’s press box. So has Democratic Senate President John Cullerton. They are claiming that Reeder is not a real journalist, but a shill for the right-wing Illinois Policy Institute. Which he is. The Demo
Ice the ISAT.
  Art: Ellen Gradman.










2-4-14 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.: Ten minute drawing. I did not have sex with that bridge.by Fred Klonsky / 1h The Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont.  Congratulations to our old friend Ed Koren on having been named the Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont.by Fred Klonsky / 1h hide  //  saveA Chicago testing hornet’s nest. Boycott the ISAT.  Gr