Posts from the ‘Rahm’ Category
Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Mike Klonsky’s Small Talk- CPS Board DisgraceErica Clark is removed from the CPS board meeting after going over on her designated 2:00 minutes and sitting on the ground during the board of education meeting at Chicago Public School headquarters May 22, 2013. | Jessica Koscielniak ~ Sun-Times“I’m worried all those hearings were a charade,” -- Ald Fioretti (2nd).Surprised? No. Outraged at the board […]
- CPS Board Disgrace
- 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
- The Disappearing Teacher CafI'm in one of two Queens high schools that still has a teacher cafeteria. It's under threat of closure, as not enough teachers are patronizing it lately. A food truck has parked by our school and has become pretty popular. Mayor Bloombucks has decreed if teacher cafes don't make enough money, too bad for the teachers. There's something in […]
- The Disappearing Teacher Caf
- 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
- There's No Spinning Away the Ratliff VictoryRusso:Underdog LAUSD classroom teacher Monica Ratliff has won a surprising upset victory in her school board runoff agaainst rival Antonio Sanchez...Ratliff only campaigned part-time (she's a 5th grade teacher) and didn't have any outside campaign contributions (compared to Sanchez, who had boatloads of money). She didn't even have the unequiv […]
- There's No Spinning Away the Ratliff Victory
- Ken Previti’s Reclaim Reform
- John “002″ Cullerton: Part-Time President of the SenateJohn “002″ Cullerton is the Part-Time President of the Illinois Senate at $67,836. What does he do as his full-time job? “Cullerton serves part-time as an Illinois state senator. Fagel Haber merged with Thompson Cobern LLP in 2007, and Cullerton … Continue reading →
- John “002″ Cullerton: Part-Time President of 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
- Is the Reform Movement Based on the Soviet Model?Author William Doyle has been observing the current “reform movement” promoted by people like Arne Duncan, Michael Bloomberg, Bobby Jindal, Rick Snyder, Rick Scott, and Michelle Rhee, and he has developed a theory about its true nature. Doyle thinks that the current movement is Soviet-style, with unrealistic targets and top-down control. What struck me as [… […]
- Is the Reform Movement Based on the Soviet Model?
- Rogers Park Neighbors For Public Schools
- Getting Out The VoteSeveral RPNPS members are taking this training tomorrow night; if you're interested in carpooling, get in touch.We're going to work with several of our northside community partners to get people registered to vote starting this summer.
- Getting Out The Vote
