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Man, do they hate Kozol.

Posted by: preaprez on: February 6, 2008

Jonathan Kozol
Jonathan Leaf, writing in the leading Neo-Con journal,  The Weekly Standard, calls Jonathan Kozol a “leftist education expert.” Among Kozol’s crimes are that he is someone who ‘preaches his gospel on NPR” and at “bookstores,” he is “seductive,” “antagonistic to every education reform,” a “critic of American education apartheid, charters schools, vouchers, testing,” [...]

Federal judge blasts city in Khalil Gibran case.

Posted by: preaprez on: February 6, 2008

Racist campaign by the NY Post.

Federal judge Jon Newman, part of a Federal appeals panel hearing the issue of Debbie Almontaser, blasted NY city lawyers in their handling her case. Almontaser was forced to resign her position as principal of the new Khalil Gibran International Academy. The school has a focus on Arab culture and [...]

In Chicago, Obama wins despite “invisible ink.”

Posted by: preaprez on: February 6, 2008

Chicago-If you live in this town long enough, you will hear every weird and wild story about election day. You will eventually think you’ve heard them all. Then they will surprise you.
There’s the old stories (true, of course) about dead people voting.
There are the jokes (but true, of course,) about voting early and often.
When the [...]

Woo Woo!

Posted by: preaprez on: February 6, 2008

Anne, Joanna and Cub’s superfan, Ronnie “Woo Woo” Wickers at Chicago’s Obama victory rally Tuesday night.


 

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