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Education
Tale of Two Missions
Absolutely amazing piece of work about Chicago's failing schools. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmnFQkD0Eg0] I have considerable new found respect for Mr. Williams after seeing this. I always thought we was railroaded out of NPR unfairly. But I also...
Chicago Teachers’ Union Closer to Strike
Both sides have agreed to the appointment of a fact-finding panel that has 75 days to issue a report recommending terms for settlement of the labor contract. Once that report is issued in the middle of July, the parties have 15 days to accept or reject the panel’s...
‘Why Didn’t White Folks Keep Them for Themselves?’
The Chicago Teachers Union, and school employee unions in general, are pulling out all the stops to slow down a school choice and education reform movement that is bowling them over in numerous states and cities. Bold reform efforts are being pushed by the likes of...