Mike Klonsky's Blog

Ald. Will Burns fronts for the mayor. I've posted previously about David Axelrod's old firms, ASKG and AKPD (A as in Axe...

Progressives Scott Waguespack (left) and John Arena, targeted by Rahm's $2 million super Pack I braved the cold yesterday and w...

 “Given the ongoing inspector general investigation, I am unable to comment.” -- Sun-Times John Kass The Tribune reported on Rahm...

I had no idea that my reference to  George Counts' little book would arouse such passionate arguments (see comments section) against th...

YOU SAY YOU WANT A R-R-REVOLUTION... Reading my campus email this evening. The list is topped off with this subject line:  Revolutionary Cas...

toad·y noun --  a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important. synonyms: sycophant, brown-noser, lickspittle, flatterer, flun...

Gov. Rauner used yesterday's State of the State speech to officially declare war on the state's working people and on public sch...

“The urgency is real. We are not saying that it is too late to take actions, but the window for action is closing rapidly. The choice is ...

"We will not apologize for standing up for what's right for children. We will never keep silent in the face of austerity." -...

S-T's Al Podgorski fact-checks Rahm's claim that under his rule, newcomers are flocking to Chicago. Turns out, it's total B...

Rahm Emanuel attends a 2011 fundraiser at the Chicago home of Rajiv Fernando, the CEO of Chopper Trading, a firm that has donated to Emanu...

DATA-DRIVEN... EdWeek's headline reads:  Chicago's Closures Drove Most Students to Better-Rated Schools. But dig down in into the...

Arne Duncan gives his more-testing announcement at Seaton Elementary School in Washington, D.C. Sometimes the news is so bizarre that I ...

Supt. Trish Kocanda This time it comes from the leader of one of the nation's wealthiest and most progressive districts. Supt. Trish...

F. Klonsky pic I can think of worse things than being stuck down here in Sarasota while the east coast is buried in snow. I'm flyin...

Rahm Emanuel ...said Saturday that nonbinding referendums calling for an elected school board on next month's mayoral ballot are a p...

Tyrrell If timing is everything, Col. Tyrrell' s sucks. Today is his last day as CPS school-closings chief. Just as the latest s...

Monday's King Day rally at PUSH for an elected school board. Our schools teach kids about the wonders of democracy. If it’s good en...

Today at the City Club, in response to a question from the UNO charter hustlers, Chuy Garcia called for a "pause" in charter ...

Still whistling Dixie in AR Dr. Martin Luther King The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to t...