Submitted by arlenegloria on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 14:55
Despite protests from students, parents and teachers, the Chicago School Board voted unanimously to allow Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman to make major changes to the system Tuesday.
The board approved Huberman's emergency budget plan, which could lead to 2,700 teacher layoffs and give district officials the power to raise class sizes to up to 35 students. Read more »
Submitted by arlenegloria on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 15:06
Frankly, it’s Time to Go to Church
By Don Rose
No, I’ve not had a religious epiphany, and maybe it’s a terrible pun, but I’m suggesting an updated version of the US Senate Select Committee to Study Government Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities—known as the Church Committee, after its chair, Senator Frank Church, a liberal Democrat from Idaho, of all places.Read more »
Submitted by arlenegloria on Sun, 06/09/2013 - 21:23
Stupid Moves by Smart People
By Don Rose
Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have seen their positive ratings slip slightly, possibly because of the three mini-scandals the Republicans are maximizing. It’s only one poll, which may have other causalities, but the mini-scandals could have been minimized had not a bunch of ostensibly smart folks made some stupid moves.Read more »
Despite protests from students, parents and teachers, the Chicago School Board voted unanimously to allow Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman to make major changes to the system Tuesday.
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