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Archive for May 1st, 2008

150,000 march for immigration rights in Chicago.

Posted by: preaprez on: May 1, 2008

ABC news is reporting over 150,000 marched today in Chicago for immigrant rights. The numbers were far larger than what was earlier predicted.
From above, it was an awesome sight, a seemingly endless parade of people marching through the Loop. They have many different ethnic backgrounds, Polish, Irish, Mexican to name a few, but they are [...]

We knew the deal was crooked. But now the long awaited study demonstrates that the centerpiece of the Bush Department of Ed’s reading program, Reading First, is a worthless piece of junk.
EdWeek:
The $1 billion-a-year Reading First program has had no measurable effect on students’ reading comprehension, on average, although participating schools are spending significantly more [...]

Lobby Day in Springfield.

Posted by: preaprez on: May 1, 2008

Park Ridge parents and teachers meet with the state senator.
It was a beautiful day in Springfield yesterday. The IEA reports about a thousand of us hit the corridors of the state capitol to lobby legislators for fair and increased school funding.
Our local state rep, Rosemary Mulligan, had no time to talk to us. The last [...]


 

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