This is an idea I've discussed with CTU reps at a meeting one time. CTU cannot represent "the children." The truth is that CTU, WEAC, and all other teacher's unions have a fiduciary duty to the union members. The union cannot do anything which would advance the...
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CPS Teacher’s Union Fights Everything
Having absolutely no logic to defend their position: With a 90-day deadline on negotiations with the teachers union having passed, Chicago Public Schools can implement a teacher evaluation system that will see student performance count for 25 percent of an elementary...
Chicago State Missing $3.8M in Equipment
Chicago State University has been unable to locate $3.8 million worth of equipment, including 950 computers that could contain confidential information, according to a state audit. via Chicago Tribune. Doh! The story reflects that most of the equipment was actually...
Eric Holder 1995: We Must Brainwash People on Guns
[In] 1995 ... then-U.S. Attorney Eric Holder announc[ed] a public campaign to "really brainwash people into thinking about guns in a vastly different way." Holder was addressing the Woman's National Democratic Club. In his remarks, broadcast by CSPAN 2, he explained...