Mike Klonsky's Blog

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Madigan and Mapes When Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan announced in February 2018 that he had fired Kevin Quinn, the brother of ...

68 Vets  [Bob Black photo] What fun! I got to relive the "Battle of Michigan Avenue" and more '68 action over the past few...

Readers may remember back in 2014 when I tangled with Local #73 Pres. Christine Boardman . At the time I was reacting to  Boardman's sel...

Save Our Schools Coalition Webinar  Jonathan Kozol Guest Moderator Mike Klonsky  June 1, 2016   8 PM Eastern Daylight Time [EDT...

This, from yesterday's New York Times : PARIS — A revolt over proposed labor-law reforms in France has set off an uprising among Fr...

Holy Cross prof, Jack Schneider , writing at EdWeek , makes a pretty fair assessment of the small schools movement. In the eyes of Gates...

I hope to see you at this weekend's  NPE 2015 Conference at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. Featured speakers, include Yong Zhao, Diane Rav...

Kamryn (left) and her pal Delaney.  A SMALL TALK SALUTE goes out to Caprock Charter School third-grader Kamryn Renfro  who had shaved he...

I haven't heard much from ’60s ultra-radical turned far-right think-tanker Sol Stern since 2008 when he tried to paint  Barack Obama ...

EAG's Kyle Olson always appears on FOX in front of a faux bookcase. As if... Right-wing loony  Kyle Olson is at it again. You might...

Fred Klonsky The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”  -- William Faulkner  Yesterday will go down as a day of infamy in U.S. hist...

I was at the rally against school closings at Lakeview High School yesterday. Before the march to the mayor's house, I was interviewed b...

"The data shows that the longer you stay in the classroom learning,  you'll learn more..." -- Rahm Emanuel While you mull that...

NCRP , a philanthropic watchdog group, has released a blockbuster report,  Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education , showing how few of ...

In case you've you've forgotten why the Republicans need another butt-whupping in the upcoming midterm elections (I almost have), he...

Stewart vs. Lewis in run-off for CTU president "You don't make radical changes in times of trouble," Stewart told the Chica...

Dear Mr. Klonsky, I am a high school senior planning to attend Northwestern next fall. I have been considering pursuing studies related t...

The "turnaround" business “States will have lots of money they have to spend quickly,” he said. “Providers could just hang out the...

Republican Party boss says ed plan is "Bolshevik, Maoist, Klonsky-ist, Ayers-ist" For those of you are concerned that Obama's ...