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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Autocrat Rahm's latest fiasco.

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Rahm's police board. What kind of so-called community "leaders" would even go along with this charade?  A friend of mine i...
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Unlike a Rolling Stone...

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Rolling Stone Magazine is pissing in the wind with their endorsement of Hillary Clinton . I doubt if many millennials among their reader...
Monday, March 28, 2016

WEEKEND QUOTABLES

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UNO's Rangel with Rahm Emanuel UNO leader Juan Rangel  ...said in a written statement that the spending “must be put in the right...
Friday, March 25, 2016

Tour de Fork shows signs of political realignment in Chicago

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The Progressive Caucus  Tour de Fork fundraiser last night at the kitschy Catalyst Ranch in the West Loop was an impressive event, catered...
Thursday, March 24, 2016

Claypool's chutzpah. He blames CTU for Rauner's assault on the schools

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"We're particularly disappointed that the CTU leadership has given Governor Rauner more ammunition in his misguided attempt to ban...

Thursday Questions

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What is Eva Moskowitz afraid parents, media and visitors will see inside of her  Success Academies ? CPS teacher asks : Why is it wron...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Rauner's game plan. Hold budget hostage until schools forced into bankruptcy.

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Soon after announcing his support for Donald Trump , Gov. Rauner doubled down on his strategy for taking over Chicago's public school...
Monday, March 21, 2016

WEEKEND QUOTABLES '¿Que bolá Cuba?

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Pres. Barack Obama U.S. policy toward Cuba hasn’t worked “since I was born,” Obama said in an interview with CNN en Espanol last wee...
Friday, March 18, 2016

Trib's Grossman calls for an 'end to protests'. But winds of change keep blowing.

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The Tribune's Ron Grossman is imploring Chicago's emergent freedom movement to "halt the protests." He's terrif...
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Thursday, March 17, 2016

New study finds many charters feeding school-to-prison pipeline

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"It's disturbing to see so many of these schools still reporting such high suspension rates because that indicates charter leaders...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

It's okay Rahm. You can come out now.

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Much of the credit for Foxx victory belongs here. 2 Down, Rahm to go. Will the mayor come out of hiding now that pal Hillary Clinton ...
Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Big turnout in Chicago will be good for progressives.

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Sanders supporters packed the Auditorium Theater last night.  Despite inclement weather, it looks like a big voter turnout today in Ch...
Monday, March 14, 2016

WEEKEND QUOTABLES

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Argo H.S. students do their best "Rosie the Riveter" at Chicago Bernie Sanders rally Noam Chomsky “I have never seen suc...
Friday, March 11, 2016

This year's IL corruption awards go to...

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Dick Simpson , Tom Gradel & team document IL's "Banner Year of Corruption" . Isn't every year? I suppose their...
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Rahm's longer school year has morphed into furlough days for teachers

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When Rahm Emanuel first ran for mayor of Chicago in 2011,  his education policy platform consisted of a demand for a longer school day ...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Will Chicago be Trump's Waterloo?

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I'm not sure what Donald Trump is so giddy about after his Michigan "win". It continues the pattern of majority of Republic...
Monday, March 7, 2016

WEEKEND QUOTABLES

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Louis C.K.  “Do you think they saw that s--- coming? Hitler was just some hilarious and refreshing dude with a weird combover who would...
Saturday, March 5, 2016

Claypool blinks on pension pick-up. Militant "showdown" action still planned for April 1st.

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Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on t...
Thursday, March 3, 2016

Big News... Elected Representative School Board Bill Passes the House 110-4

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It still has to pass in the senate and then get the governor's signature, but this is a major victory. It's also another major bl...
Wednesday, March 2, 2016

What Trump thinks about education. It's golden.

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“I’m a tremendous believer in education, but education has to be at a local level. We cannot have the bureaucrats in Washington telling y...
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Educator, writer, school/community activist. All opinions expressed on this blog, unless otherwise specified, are mine and don't necessarily represent those of any other individual or organization. Contact: smallschoolsworkshop@yahoo.com
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