Month: October 2010
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Illinois Schools Screw it Up
Thousands of Illinois schools are like mediocre students: Most of their pupils are passing — but not distinguishing themselves — on state achievement exams. Illinois Standards Achievement Test results set to be released Friday reveal that pushing students to think and perform at higher levels has been elusive for the vast majority of public schools,…
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SECOND WARD ALDERMAN
The decision has been made: I’m throwing my hat into the ring for Second Ward Alderman. There are other candidates running I highly respect and believe would make excellent public representatives. However, I believe that I can and will, simply, do better. I will begin revealing details about my campaign and how I plan to…