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Sunday, September 14, 2014

9-14-14 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.:







Hinsdale District 86. No scabs for Skoda.
On Friday, Director of Human Resources Domenico Maniscalco sent the following email to all employees of D86: “Dear District 86 Staff, We are in need of substitute teachers and have a job posting going up on the District’s website and Monster.com. Job description attached.” It’s no secret that the district is in dire need of quality substitutes. They’re disappearing faster than the support staff i




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Sunday reads.
    Gender discrimination as a teacher sparked Susan B. Anthony’s fight for equality. Bob Fioretti is in. Karen Lewis is next. Rahm has got to go. Two sentences from Diane Ravitch. We need not fear Rahm’s deep pockets. There’s plenty of anti-Rahm money out there. The rich have gotten richer and, well,l you know the rest. Why does the San Diego school district need an military-grade armored truck?



9-13-14 Fred All Week 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.: Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherRahm announces his Give-Every-Classroom-A-Pet program.1 by Fred Klonsky / 6min Keeping retirement weird. Disrespecting your elders.When I retired in 2012 I gave up my six-year old orange convertible Mini Cooper. Frankly, it was a