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A Time of Heroes
Photo credit: Sarah Jane Rhee/loveandstrugglephotos.com. The Tribune editorial called on us to be heroes like Newton and Moore where heroes stood up to death for the students. We could be heroes by...
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Walking the Tightrope
One problem with writing a blog on CPS is that so much of the news that I consider necessary is undeniably negative. We’ve all been very focused on the school closings and I don’t for a second intend...
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Happy Memorial Day
The evolution of Memorial Day to Veterans Day with barbecue bothers me. While I never was a member of the military, I’ve had many family members who did. On the other hand, none of my direct...
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UNO and Green Dot, Meet Ethics
The Tribune recently had an editorial entitled UNO Meet Green Dot. While the editorial showed up on Google as being written today, the byline listed the date as May 13th. Evidently, the big threat...
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Is Our Children Learning Part II
UNO Can’t Whitewash this Scandal “This week wasn’t the first time that UNO has created waves. There have long been whispers — at some points, escalating to shouts and finger-pointing — around UNO’s...
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So Many Stories So Little Time
There’s a lot going on in Chicago, Springfield, and Mackinac Island today. I’m going to try and be concise, but a lot of this will really impact students, parents,and teachers alike. I really...
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Emanuel in Full Spin Mode
Time and the Chicago Tribune have both unsurprisingly jumped to the defense of Rahm Emanuel. It’s not surprising, but it sounds like the dying gasps of old journalism. Time Magazine still has a...
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Happy Tuesday
Not much to report today. One interesting thing I heard is that the boycotts over the school closings may be spreading. I’m really impressed at the way parents and students have been stepping up to...
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Rahm Bravely Goes to Israel
Just as Rahm bravely skied in Utah when the school closing list was announced, he also bravely went to Israel last week, so that he could miss the 850 layoffs his closings caused. When you want a news...
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Chicago Public Schools Begin to Trickle Out the Hush Money
As hearing continue on the school closings, CPS has begun to trickle out hush money to North Side Schools who have been complaining loudly about the budget cuts they’re getting hit with. Of course it...
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