Posts from the ‘NCLB’ Category
Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Mike Klonsky’s Small Talk- SCHOOL CLOSING QUOTABLESTrumbull Local Schools Council member Ali Burke hugs Wendy Kattan of Raise Your Hand following the board of education's vote to close 50 Chicago Public School, May 22, 2013. | Jessica Koscielniak ~ Sun-TimesSun-Times headlineIn less time than it takes to boil an egg -- This morningColumnist Mark BrownIn the end, the board was so tone deaf to its audienc […]
- SCHOOL CLOSING QUOTABLES
- Glen Brown: Teacher/poet/musician
- As to Breaking Contracts through Pension Reform in IllinoisConsider Public Policy (Dedicated to the Discussion of Public Questions as Moral and Economic Propositions) in July 22, 1905:“As to breaking contracts… there is no moral exemption for any man or body of men [or women] that breaks contracts. Nor is there any hope of public or private respect for a contract breaker. A contract breaker is an utter misfit as a c […]
- As to Breaking Contracts through Pension Reform in Illinois
- John Dillon’s Pension Education
- Review - Tarantino Standoff: Pension TensionPension Tension: A Tarantino StandoffIf you’ve ever found yourself watching the finely crafted violent, retro-adolescent films of Quentin Tarantino, you’ll recall the consistent use of the “standoff” leitmotif. Inglorious Basterds, Django, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, Sin City, etc. come to mind. Unlike most stalemates, ones where a winner might possibly eme […]
- Review - Tarantino Standoff: Pension Tension
- NYC Educator
- Bill Thompson Is Unacceptable for Working TeachersIt's more than a little depressing to read that AFT President Randi Weingarten has seen fit to endorse Bill Thompson for NYC Mayor. First of all, she's got enormous sway over the UFT. It's possible that UFT could go its own way, but I wouldn't bank on it. More to the point, we've got history with Thompson, and it's not good at a […]
- Bill Thompson Is Unacceptable for Working Teachers
- CPS Chatter
- Jersey Jazzman
- Philadelphia Superintendent Hite: ExtortionistWilliam Hite, Philadelphia's latest superintendent, wants more money for the city's schools. And he figures the only way he can get it is to sell out his teachers: William R. Hite Jr. knows it's a tough ask: $120 million from a state that historically views Philadelphia and its public schools "as a cesspool." So, the superintendent […]
- Philadelphia Superintendent Hite: Extortionist
- TuttleSVC
- Sometimes School "Choice" Means Choosing to Site Your School on Toxic WasteSteve Ahlquist:Last year the General Assembly unanimously passed the “Environmental Cleanup Objectives for Schools” sponsored by Senator Juan Pichardo and representative Scott Slater. The bill, which took over three years to pass, was signed into law by Governor Chafee on June 6, 2012, nearly a year ago. Commonly referred to as the “School Siting Law,” this […]
- Sometimes School "Choice" Means Choosing to Site Your School on Toxic Waste
- Ken Previti’s Reclaim Reform
- The Kabuki Theater of the Absurd presents “The House of Representatives versus The SenateThe Kabuki Theater of the Absurd presents yet another performance of “The House of Representatives versus The Senate.” The subtitle is “How Much in Billions of Dollars?” Background: Having stolen and pillaged public employee pension funds for years, the Illinois … Continue reading →
- The Kabuki Theater of the Absurd presents “The House of Representatives versus The Senate
- Roger Sanders
- Illinois Pension...Illinois Pension Heist http://www.youtube.com/user/GrassRootsIllinois?feature=watch
- Illinois Pension...
- IEA LOCAL 28
- jd2718
- Chapter Leader’s Notes: Mayoral forum at the Bronx UFTNotes by Donald March, chapter leader of Christopher Columbus HS Bronx Mayoral Forum. May 8, 2013. Christine Quinn, Bill DeBlasio, Bill Thompson, John Liu As has been the case at these forums or late, Christine Quinn arrives ahead of the pack and is allowed to speak and take questions first. She is a rather forceful […]
- Chapter Leader’s Notes: Mayoral forum at the Bronx UFT
- Diane Ravitch
- Rahm: No Money for Schools But Millions for….Even as Rahm Emanuel says he has no money for schools, none at all, the cupboard is bare….. He somehow managed to find $55 million to build a private basketball stadium. Now, this is a mayor with priorities!
- Rahm: No Money for Schools But Millions for….
- Rogers Park Neighbors For Public Schools
- David Vitale, In His Own WordsStruggling very, very hard to remember things.. Carol Marin just asked him why four schools were spared. Watch the episode.I'm sure he was very hands-on throughout the whole thing.And for the record, anyone who struggled for more than sixty seconds to see the absurdity in the proposed Mahalia Jackson plan has serious cognitive difficulties. It was clear […]
- David Vitale, In His Own Words
