Many additional articles about George Schmidt
In the weeks following George's death, many of our friends wrote articles about him. We published most of these October 2018. Each tells a different story about him as a teacher, union organizer, journalist, and . . .
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Substance News editorship returns to Schmidt family
Steinmetz High School teacher Sharon Schmidt, the widow of Substance founder and long-time editor George Schmidt, has returned to edit Substance beginning May 1, 2023. She had previously served as editor from October 2018 through . . .
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CTU communications regarding Tier Two pension history
[The following article was published by CTU Communications on Sept. 16, 2022, and titled "You deserve your retirement. Let’s fix Tier Two and anti-teacher social security provisions."]
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Collusion Case Goes Forward ... Appellate Court First District Accepted two cases that the Chicago Teachers Union Colluded with Chicago Public Schools to terminate John Kugler
Collusion Case Goes Forward ... Appellate Court First District Accepted two cases that the Chicago Teachers Union Colluded with Chicago Public Schools to terminate John Kugler when he reported a public schools attorney for abuse . . .
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F**k that Sh*t, We will See How it Goes: Stacy Davis Gates Threatens Employees about Brandon Johnson Stealing Union Time to be at a Health Club During the Work Day
Stacy Davis Gates threatened John Kugler and Joey Mc Dermott, both employees of the Chicago Teachers Union, for talking to Jackson Potter, Chief of Staff of the CTU, about Brandon Johnson sneaking out of work . . .
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Brandon Johnson has been elected Mayor of Chicago
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Why take out loans when you collect dues every month $11,549,543 in loans
One of Brandon Johnson's primary benefactors, SEIU HCIIMK union, owns a building under Halsted-Cermak LLC that has taken out $11,549,543 in loans
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John Kugler Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against CTU and Individual Managers who casued him harm and trauma
In a filing John Kugler filed a case of discrimination against the Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Teachers Union, Jesse Sharkey, Stacy Davis
Gates, Jackson Potter, Matt Luskin, Zeidre Foster.
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Jim Staros Union official and CTU President Stacy Davis Gates conduct political work at Lincoln Park High School CPS School Property March 9, 2023
The delegates of LVLHS held an all-campus union meeting on Thursday, March 9, 2023. In addition to discussing a campus-wide PPC, they had invited Stacy David Gates to attend and speak with members.
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Report of electioneering inside of a public school by Stacy Davis Gates at a union meeting
Report of electioneering inside of a public school by Stacy Davis Gates at a union meeting ... posted on Twitter ... This is weird bc i had 10 people ask me why the campus PPC . . .
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Sunday Cartoons: Super Double Dipper
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Is a CTU Staffer working Fulltime as Brandon Johnson's Spokesman too ?
sources sent information publicly available that CTU Communications Manger/Director Ronnie Reese is currently the Spokesperson for Brandon Johnson's political campaign.
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Happy New Year 2023
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Sex Trafficking Epstein Cover Up Continues - Virgin Islands Attorney General Loses Her Job Days After Suing JPMorgan Chase in Connection with the Jeffrey Epstein Probe
Sex Trafficking Epstein Cover Up Continues - Virgin Islands Attorney General Loses Her Job Days After Suing JPMorgan Chase in Connection with the Jeffrey Epstein Probe ... JP Morgan turned a blind eye to evidence . . .
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CTU Quiet when Chicago Public Schools is not tracking COVID boosters for students or staff
Less than a year ago, the Chicago Teachers Union was attacking the school board for endangering its students and staff during the Omicron surge.
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"I’m ready to f--- right now … I’m not gonna be gentle either," one message read, from a teacher to a student the report said ...
... that teacher had sex with a high school girl over the course of a year when she was 16 to 17 years old, the report said. The girl was also given alcohol and marijuana . . .
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Merry Chritmas 2022
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East Chicago teacher had 'kill list,' police say, with names of students and staff
East Chicago teacher had 'kill list,' police say, with names of students and staff ... student alerted counselor to the teacher's comments around 12:45 p.m. but police were not called until four hours later, after . . .
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Labor Day 2022
Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers and is traditionally observed on the first Monday in September.
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[ Feds Fighting Chicago Crime ] 27-year old Habitual criminal Terrell Weathers has been indicted for drug trafficking by having a Loaded Gun, Cocaine and Fentanyl on the CTA Green Line Train in Downtown on July 13, 2022
Habitual criminal Terrell Weathers, 27, has been indicted for drug trafficking by having a Loaded Gun, Cocaine and Fentanyl on the CTA Green Line Train in Downtown on July 13, 2022.
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Happy Birthday Bea 104 today
Happy Birthday Bea 104 today
@BeatriceLumpkin Twitter
she first organized laundry workers in the 1930s born August 3, 1918 she's the oldest living member of the Chicago Teachers Union and is . . .
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‘Corrupt Test Administrator’ No Jail Time for Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering in College Admissions Scam
California Test Cheater helped wealthy families get into fancy schools .. Former Director of West Hollywood Private School Sentenced to Home Detention for Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering in College Admissions Scam in the “Operation Varsity . . .
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[ COVID Updated Guidelines ] Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19 ... CDC ends test-to-stay for schools and relaxes COVID rules
Updated Aug. 11, 2022
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html
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CDC ends test-to-stay for schools and relaxes COVID rules
August 11, 20223:19 PM ET
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Only in Chicago - Insurance Fraudster Proco Joe who smashed up 8 cars drunk wants to be your Alderman again
Proco Joe Moreno To Run For City Council Again After Legal Woes, Report Says ... the controversial figure lost a 2019 re-election bid amid a series of scandals, but he said he has more work . . .
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COVID Safety Plan between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union - Tentative CPS-CTU COVID Agreement SY 2022-23
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Bad Drugs - Morton Grove Pharmaceutical accused of making bad drugs chooses to permanently close shop and layoff 66 workers
Bad Drugs - Morton Grove Pharmaceutical accused of making bad drugs chooses to permanently close shop and layoff 66 workers before Judge orders halt to manufacturing while they agreed on August 19, 2022 to a . . .
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Company Union here we come ... CTU stand up to the south bend bully
Is anyone challenging this CTU spending and rhetoric to run a staffer to be Mayor of the city of Chicago? or is everyone afraid to stand up to bullies anymore? Does anyone think it . . .
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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit released
A redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit, which led to the FBI raid at former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, is now public.
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Former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson sentenced to 4 months for tax fraud case
Chicago Attorney Sentenced to Federal Prison on False Statement and Tax Offenses in Connection with Funds Received from Failed Bank
CHICAGO — A federal judge today sentenced a Chicago attorney to four months in prison . . .
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Juneteenth 2022
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Richest Man in Illinois Moves Out: "Chicago Is Like Afghanistan" Ken Griffin Is Moving Citadel To Miami
Ken Griffin Is Moving Citadel To Miami - with an estimated worth of $28.9 billion - is the wealthiest resident of Illinois and is among the world’s top 50 wealthiest, so his departure . . .
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Why is CTU paying 73k for communications consulting from St. Louis?
Why is the Chicago Teachers Union paying a total of 73,000 for communications consulting from St. Louis? in the the fiscal year 18-19? and reporting it as two different work tasks?
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What are our Children Learning today in Chicago classrooms?
A few years ago there was an incident just like The Walking Man being set on fire the other day in lower Wacker drive. Joseph Kromelis, 75, commonly known downtown as the “Walking Man” . . .
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🙏 Helen Ramirez Odell has passed - Services Sunday, April 3, 2022
🙏 Helen Ramirez Odell, retiree delegate (and former pension fund trustee and citywide delegate for school nurses) shared her experience on the picket line, beginning as a new member of CTU and single . . .
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[ COVID Mandate Chicago Schools ] CPS staff again without the Chicago Teachers Union help win Temporary Restraining Order against CPS vaccine mandate Thomas DeVore and the plaintiff educators were granted a TRO today
[ COVID Mandate Chicago Schools ] CPS staff again without the Chicago Teachers Union help win Temporary Restraining Order against CPS vaccine mandate Thomas DeVore and the plaintiff educators were granted a TRO today against . . .
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Happy 2022 Spring Break to CPS staff, students and parents
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[ CTU Election Watch ] Is CTU is using union resources to promote the candidacy of a union officer?
Looks like ctu is using union resources to promote the candidacy of a union officer instead of doing union business ... Isn't Jesse Sharkey the CTU President until June 30, 2022? Strange post on Instagram . . .
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Good Friday 2022
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CDC Drops Indoor Masking Guidance For Majority Of US (Including Schools)
CDC Drops Indoor Masking Guidance For Majority Of US (Including Schools)
Know Your COVID-19 Community Level
COVID-19 Community Levels are a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take . . .
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[ Misuse of Union Resources ] Chicago Teachers Union staffer caught double talking on Twitter
Chicago Teachers Union staffer caught double talking on Twitter yesterday who tweeted CPS doesn't care about teacher input and CPS makes decisions without considering members.
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🙏 Helen Ramirez Odell has passed
🙏 Helen Ramirez Odell, retiree delegate (and former pension fund trustee and citywide delegate for school nurses) shared her experience on the picket line, beginning as a new member of CTU and single mom having . . .
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[ Marine Leadership Academy Sex Abuse Cover-Up ] Erin Galfer former Marine Leadership Academy Principal Sues Chicago Board of Education
Erin Galfer former Marine Leadership Academy Principal Sues Chicago Board of Education, CEO Pedro Martinez, Title IX Officer Camie Pratt and Board Inspector General Will Fletcher
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Jessie Sharkey announces he will not run for President
During the February House of Delegates meeting CTU President Jesse Sharkey announced that he will not run for election in upcoming Union leadership vote on May 20th 2022. He mentioned he is going to go . . .
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[ Mask Mandate TRO Complete Ruling ] Judge blocks mask, COVID testing requirements in some Illinois schools
This Court is in agreement with the foregoing, along with the fact that any collective bargaining agreement governs the terms of employment. Individual collective bargaining agreements for each union will have to be analyzed to . . .
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Why is CTU paying 73k for communications consulting from St. Louis?
Why is the Chicago Teachers Union paying a total of 73,000 for communications consulting from St. Louis? in the the fiscal year 18-19? and reporting it as two different work tasks?
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Happy New Year 2022
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Crime and Young People - Editorial
We have seen this before where young people are enticed into a life of crime. Or that is the only lifestyle they have known. Or maybe it's for a cheap thrill.
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73% vote to stay remote Wednesday January 5th 2022
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CPS Message to Staff about January 5, 2022 Work Action
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The Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU) has voted NOT to report to work tomorrow, therefore all classes and school activities are being canceled for Wednesday, January 5. This means that there will be . . .
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CPS Email to Parents about Jan. 5, 2022 Work Action
On Jan 4, 2022 23:30, CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS wrote:
A message from CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Dear Families,
The Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU) has voted not to report to work tomorrow, therefore classes . . .
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Classes remain canceled for all CPS students tomorrow, Friday, January 7
From: CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Subject: Update on Classes for Friday, January 7 / Actualización sobre las clases para el viernes 7 de enero
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[ Chicago Student Group - Chi-RADS ] Newly formed Chicago Student Group
a newly formed chicago student group on twitter
In We as young people of the Chicago Public Schooling system have officially allied ourselves across a multitude of this cities public high-schools. We have established . . .
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you’re not listening !!! lightfoot scolds teachers
chicago public schools responds to the teachers unions last proposal in a blistering no to anything that keep students out of school
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Chicago Public Schools Classes canceled Tuesday Jan 11 2022
Classes canceled Tuesday Jan 11 2022
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Animal Farm Ch6 - Work was Strictly Voluntary
Animal Farm Ch6 - Long live the windmill!
Summary - the animals continue to work like slaves but are content in the knowledge that their sacrifice is for the benefit of the farm and . . .
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Return to Work Proposal CPS-CTU January 10, 2022 (passed by 63%)
sources report this proposal passed by 63%
Recognizing the increase in COVID-19 cases as a result of the Omicron variant, the parties agree to the following measures that will be in place until August . . .
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CPS Staff Return Tuesday Jan 11 & Classes to Resume for all CPS Students on Wednesday, January 12
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Animal Farm Ch5 - Four legs good, two legs bad
Animal Farm Chapter 5
Summary- this chapter illuminates Napoleon's corrupt and power-hungry motivations. He openly and unabashedly seizes power for himself, banishes Snowball with no justification, and shows a bald-faced willingness to rewrite history . . .
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Say it Ain't So -> 68% Say So
55.5% of Chicago Teachers members voted to accept CPS' final offer to stop any further work actions regarding COVID safety and accept the last bargaining offer by Chicago Public Schools for safety protocols.
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What Fucking Equality, that's Bullshit
"see Gloria this is about equality… but we have to leave it like that and not talk."
Cabrera replied, "what fucking equality, that's bullshit"
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Erin Weinstein January 29, 2022 Rest in Power
Friends and Family,
We have heartbreaking news to share with you all. Erin passed away this morning peacefully in bed with loved ones at her side. Her battle was long, and she fought fiercely . . .
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[ CPS Lockdown Message 1/31/22 ] Juarez, At about 12:15 we were informed that shots were fired on Cermak by the bridge
Juarez,
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What is Concerted Activity ?
Concerted activity is when two or more coworkers come together to talk about and/or advocate for changes in their workplace. Concerted activity can include reporting unsafe working conditions or violations of law to the state . . .
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Test Your Child For COVID and Return Kit Tomorrow
Take-Home COVID-19 Test Kits
Instructions for using and submitting take-home COVID-19 test kits over winter break
https://www.cps.edu/campaigns/covid-19-test-kits/
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Lawyerization of the Labor Movement
Lawyerization of the Labor Movement - in a true union democracy, the rank-and-file run the Union: meaning all functions of the Union, including the executive to staff, are from the rank-and-file from the industry they . . .
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Field Representatives at the Chicago Teachers Union ratify contract
In addition to the field representatives ratifying their contract, the clerical staff of the Chicago Teachers Union has also approved their contract on Saturday, October 30, 2021.
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[ FULL TEXT ] Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Vax Mandate for Chicago Police and other Unions
In a six-page order filed Monday, November 1, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., Judge Raymond Mitchell granted part of a temporary restraining order sought by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 and other unions, meaning . . .
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CPS Schools Closed Friday, November 12 for Vaccination Awareness Day
CPS Schools Closed Friday, November 12 for Vaccination Awareness Day
From: CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Veterans Day November 11, 2021
History of Veterans Day
World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the . . .
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[ Hostile Work Environments ] "You're f---ing toxic!"
2 NBA Teams Tap Big Law Firms Amid Toxic Workplace Claims
“The Portland Trail Blazer have hired O’Melveny & Myers LLP to investigate hostile workplace claims, just days after the NBA said . . .
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Happy Thanksgiving 2021
History
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Prayers of thanks and special thanksgiving ceremonies are common among most religions after harvests and at other times.[1] The Thanksgiving holiday's history in North America is rooted in English traditions . . .
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🙏 Jeanne Marie Freed
Long-time Union Activist and CTPF Trustee Jeanne Marie Freed, age 75, of Chicago, Illinois passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021. Jeanne was born August 13, 1946
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Chicago Public Schools [ Internal Communications ] Vaccine and Testing Requirement for Employees Inbox
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Field Representatives at the Chicago Teachers Union ratify contract
In addition to the field representatives ratifying their contract, the clerical staff of the Chicago Teachers Union has also approved their contract today. . . .
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What is mission creep?
Within organizational development, you'll often hear the phrase “mission creep” — this is when an organization broadens its focus beyond its original purpose, and as a result, dilutes its core offering and somewhat loses its . . .
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ISBE issues new remote learning guidance for school districts
ISBE issues new remote learning guidance for school districts
by Alyssa HuiWednesday, September 1st 2021
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — The Illinois State Board of Education came out with new remote learning guidance for school . . .
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George Schmidt, a co-founder of Substance, died on Sept. 17, 2018
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Chicago Positivity Rate Up and Travel Ban Expanding
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CDPH now recommends that everyone 2+ wear masks in public indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status. Masking remains optional in outdoor settings, where the risk of COVID-19 transmission is lower.
[ Censorship Gone Wild ] Historian Censored for Posting History
This is a repost of an article about a picture of Hitler being censored on Twitter and Instagram. The post was to draw historical comparisons between past events and currents situations we are experiencing in . . .
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Supreme Court won’t block Indiana University vaccine mandate as Justice Barrett rejects student plea
Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday rejected a plea from a group of Indiana University students to stop the university’s requirement that all students be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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[ COVID-19 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 87 ] August 26, 2021 Executive Order 2021-20
COVID-19 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 87
August 26, 2021 Executive Order 2021-20
WHEREAS, since early March 2020, Illinois has faced a pandemic that has caused extraordinary sickness and loss of life, infecting over . . .
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🙏 AFL-CIO Chief Richard Trumka dead at 72
Trumka was elected president of the AFL-CIO after the retirement of John Sweeney in 2009 and president of the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD in May 2010.
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[ Fraudulent College Loans Forgiven ] Department of Education Approves Borrower Defense Claims Related to Three Additional Institutions
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced today the approval of over 1,800 borrower defense to repayment (borrower defense) claims for borrowers who attended three institutions: Westwood College, Marinello Schools of Beauty and the Court . . .
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PHASE 5: ILLINOIS RESTORED
Here's a breakdown of what's next, according to the state:
Upon entering Phase 5, fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, . . .
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Juneteenth
Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, is the name given to Emancipation Day by African Americans in Texas. On that day in 1865 Union Major-General Gordon Granger read General Order No. 3 to the people of . . .
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Rally at Haymarket Square
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The rally began peacefully under a light rain on the evening of May 4. August Spies, Albert Parsons, and Samuel Fielden spoke to a crowd estimated variously between 600 and . . .
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Haymarket Massacre 1886
On May 3, striking workers in Chicago met near the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company plant. Union molders at the plant had been locked out since early February and the predominantly Irish-American workers at McCormick had . . .
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"Prepare for the Stormy Times Before Us"
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Chicago's Haymarket affair
May 4, 1886 https://publish.illinois.edu
On Tuesday, May 4, 1886, at 7:30 PM, around 1,500 workers gathered on Desplaines Street in Chicago between Lake . . .
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Chicago Teachers Union contract minus Teacher Salary Tables
The Chicago Teachers Union has made the contract with the Chicago Board of Education available online. The contract pdf does not include Teacher Salary Tables which readers are directed to see at another online internet . . .
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Memorial Day
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day[1]) is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the military personnel who have died in the performance of their military duties while serving in . . .
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[ Text Book Retaliation Case ] COVID Enforcement - BAILEY v. AMAZON.COM, INC. et al
Substance News will be reporting on cases that help individuals understand their rights, when those rights are being violated and how cases are processed.
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[Full Text Opinion and Order 12-cv-10311] 2012 Civil Rights Lawsuit filed by CTU vs CPS: Discriminatioin Against African American teachers and schools
Neither a win nor a loss, Judge Ellis moves the case closer to a jury trial. The judge did make the comment the CTU has not proved, so far, that the Chicago school board discriminated . . .
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Cowboy Strike of 1883
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Texas State Historical Association
In the two decades after the Civil War the open-range cattle industry dominated the Great Plains, then died and was replaced . . .
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Joe Biden sworn in as 46th President of USA; Kamala Harris 1st ever woman US Vice-President
Full transcript of Joe Biden's inauguration speech
January 20, 2021
Chief Justice Roberts, Vice-President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice-President Pence. My distinguished guests, my fellow Americans.
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[Not Ready to Return] CPS teacher discovers purifier not installed appropriately
[Not Ready to Return] Chicago Public School teacher discovers after being back in school for 3 weeks and running her purifier nonstop, wanted to check how dirty the filter was and discovered that the filter . . .
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Happy New Year 2021
We at Substance are wishing everyone a cautious New Years. Előre
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Muhammad Ali - Born: January 17, 1942
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as . . .
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[Developing Story] Crony Caucus Patronage, ‘Sexist’ Culture Among Chicago Teachers Pension Fund Board Trustees
[Substance News has been contacted by multiple sources who have pointed to a faction of the CORE caucus possibly involved in influence peddling and manipulation of elected Pension Trustees connected to Speaker Madigan: TIPS . . .
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World AIDS Day - December 1
Started in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first-ever global health day.
World AIDS Day, observed each year on December 1, is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the . . .
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[Breaking] GoCPS Application Deadline Extended, Chicago Connected Expanded, and Important Reminders for Families
[CPS is sending this email to parents in a move that might show they are pushing back timelines for in person learning ... GoCPS is an application system that allows families to research and apply . . .
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Chicago: Free COVID-19 Testing Week of 12/07
In partnership with the City of Chicago, Rainbow Push Coalition, and Curative, CORE is operating COVID-19 test sites across the city to increase testing availability to communities impacted by the pandemic.
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Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, United States, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people, including 20 children between six and seven years old, and . . .
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Merry Christmas 2020
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Nashville Christmas Explosion 2020
Early Christmas morning bombing Nashville Tennessee USA 166 2nd Avenue ... December 25, 2020 ... Pictures from WTVF live helicopter news from news briefing on CNN
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KWANZAA 2020
KWANZAA 2020
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE HOLIDAY
The holiday celebrating African culture and heritage lasts from Dec. 26 to Jan 1.
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BIDEN BEATS TRUMP
Harris Is First Woman Elected Vice President . . .
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Veterans Day November 11, 2020
History of Veterans Day
World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles . . .
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Diwali 2020
Diwali symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance ... the festival usually lasts five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika (between mid-October and mid-November)
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Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium
THROUGH THE 19TH AND EARLY 20th
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chicago-municipal-tuberculosis-sanitarium
centuries, tuberculosis — nicknamed the “white plague” — was taking so many lives, the attempt to find a cure . . .
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John F. Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas on Friday, November 22, 1963
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963) served as the 35th president of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 22, 1963. President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas . . .
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Beware all you Turkeys Out There
Giving gratitude to all our brothers and sisters out there.
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[10 Years Ago] Whittier Library Holds Out... Chicago Teachers Union officers to donate books
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Kamala Harris and Mike Pence Debate 10/7/2020
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In memory of all those innocent souls that passed to heaven on 9/11 🇺🇸
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Be Your Higher Self - Chadwick Boseman - Black Panther Mural
Rahmaan Statik . Be Your Higher Self / Chadwick Boseman / black panther mural . Spray paint on brick wall . 12x40ft . 89th and commerical . southeast chicago
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[Memory Lane 2012] Outsiders and Intellectual Class Running Chicago education policy .. circa ....
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[COVID-19 Reopening] ISBE Starting the 2020-21 School Year (Illinois)
Just released Guidance (57 pages) from the Illinois State Board of Education for reopening schools in the fall 2020-2021 school year....
Full Report
[Click Link for Report pdf]Starting the 2020-21 School Year . . .
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ISBE Part 3 Transition Guidance: Starting the 2020-21 School Year FAQ
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATES AND RESOURCES
https://www.isbe.net/coronavirus
Part 3 Transition Guidance: Starting the 2020-21 School Year FAQ
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[10 Years in Power] CORE announces 'interim' CTU transition team
It is now ten years since CORE (Caucus of Rank-and-file Educators) took control of one of the most influential unions in American history ... Substance News was on the ground floor of this generational shift . . .
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[Ten Years Ago - Mass Layoffs] Seventy-eight displaced teachers sign grievance after grievance meetings at PUSH... Teachers Organize and Fight Back Against Terminations
Ten years ago the Chicago Public Schools targeted African American women teachers disproportional for layoffs en masse. The laid off teachers were left in limbo for Union Representation since there was a transition in power . . .
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Happy 4th of July 2020
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US Department of Justice Sues to Stop Tell All Trump Book
The Justice Department on Wednesday night sought an emergency order from a judge to block the publication of former national security adviser John Bolton’s forthcoming White House memoir, arguing that it contains "classified information" that . . .
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THE DEMANDS OF THE COLLECTIVE BLACK VOICES AT FREE CAPITOL HILL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
THE DEMANDS OF THE COLLECTIVE BLACK VOICES AT FREE CAPITOL HILL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
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Kankakee School District 111 families have 3 options for school year's return
Kankakee School District 111 administrators reviewed plans for instruction next school year during a Zoom webinar Tuesday.
By Stephanie Markham | smarkham@daily-journal.com
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Betsy DeVos’s Ideologically-Driven Coronavirus Response Will Hurt Public School Students
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How the Pandemic Is Driving Labor Activism Among Essential Workers
as one of the worst pandemics and economic crises in modern history continues unabated and workers are forced to choose between safety and economic security they are rising up to fight for workplace rights across . . .
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No. 20-cv-2682 TROESCH & NKEMDI vs. CTU & CPS - COMPLAINT (5/4/2020)
... in the tradition of Substance News, we will be posting legal documents in full unedited form. We are not taking one position or another. There is a comment section for you to voice your . . .
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Unfair Labor Practice Charges filed against the Chicago Teachers Union
Recent filings with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) show two Unfair Labor Practices filed against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) by an employee.
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https://www.nlrb.gov/case/13-CA-260333
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At least 275,000 teachers in the US face permanent job loss
In an opinion piece Published by the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) there are predictions of over a quarter of a million be Public Schools staff might lose their jobs because of . . .
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Chicago Teachers Union v. DeVos et al Case No. 20-cv-02958
... Chicago Teachers Union has filed a federal lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, claiming teachers now face an “impossible burden” to revise these plans for remote . . .
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Harvard sued over 'subpar' online learning amid pandemic
Harvard sued over 'subpar' online learning amid pandemic ... Harvard has joined the list of universities facing legal charges for refusal to refund tuition ... the university’s handling of the pandemic has not satisfied . . .
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The Pandemic is Driving America's Schools Toward A Financial Meltdown
Good Peace by WBEZ here in Chicago about the looming budget issues that might be coming towards Public Schools in our city. other localities and activist groups are already gearing up for these budget and . . .
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AFT Reopening Schools During a Time of Triple Crisis: Financial Implications
Reopening Schools During a Time of Triple Crisis: Financial Implications
https://www.aft.org/reopening-schools-during-time-triple-crisis-financial-implications
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CTU plans rally and press conference at first meeting of the new Lightfoot board of education
Mayor Lightfoot’s new Board of Education has a lot of injustice to undo. From closures, staffing cuts and health care price gouging to overtesting and massive paperwork overload, CPS educators are fighting attack after attack. . . .
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CTU leadership is caught agreeing with Rahm Emanuel's lies about the latest CPS 'financial crisis' and the 'Springfield problem' facing Chicago public schools' finances and the city's public schools pensioners...
Without even a traditional smirk of irony, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told the press, on October 6, 2015, that he basically agreed with students who had walked out of at least four northside high schools. . . .
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COMMON CORE WATCH: Arkansas mother obliterates Common Core, takes on Arne Duncan
A recent You Tube video shows a mother from Arkansas who testified at the Arkansas legislature against Common Core. She also provides a delightful take on Arne Duncan's "White Suburban Moms" comment.
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MEDIA WATCH: New York Times editors take cheap shot at 'Reign of Error...' as Ravitch's book rivals Linda Ronstadt's in shooting up on the 'Non-Fiction' Best Seller List
One week after a strong and positive review from Jonathan Kozol in The New York Times Book Review, Diane Ravitch's "Reign of Error..." has shot to Number Ten on The New York Times Bestseller List . . .
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'CPS is embarking on the most aggressive effort in the country to dismantle public education in one fell swoop...' SONS coalition launched... Citizens to challenge Board of Education at Wednesday's fraudulent meeting of Rahm's appointees, psychophants
Following months of protests against first the so-called "Commission on School Closings" and of late the hearings held by besuited underlings from the CPS bureaucracy, a growing coalition of citizens will challenge the Board of . . .
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Is Algebra Necessary?
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CALENDAR November 27 - December 3
CALENDAR for the week of November 27 - December 3.
DECEMBER 1 RAHM AT MISERECORDIA
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The White House Road to Wall Street Wealth and Power... by Susan Ohanian, who votes in every election but admits that the last major party candidate she voted for was Jimmy Carter
In a Salon.com pieces titled "Can OWS be turned into a Democratic Party movement," Glenn Greenwald describes disreputable Center for American Progress John Podesta's attempt to organize (and coopt) Occupy Wallstreet protests across the country. . . .
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Former principal and CAO to join Rick Mills in Minneapolis... Stephen Flisk latest Chicago schools administrator to leave for elsewhere
Minneapolis snatched its second former Chief Area Officer in three months from Chicago, when the Minneapolis school district announced on September 21, 2011, that Stephen Flisk, who served as a principal and then AIO and . . .
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John Kuhn's rousing speech at SOS march
This is a must-watch, must-read speech by John Kuhn, superintendent of Perrin-Whitt School District in Texas, delivered at the SOS March and National Call To Action on July 30, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFgrt95OD0U
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Jon Stewart's video address to SOS marchers
Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show whose mom was a long-time teacher, encouraged SOS marchers, especially teachers, via a videotaped address. The following is excerpted from a video at the Parents Across America website.
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Diane Ravitch: This is a historic day
Diane Ravith's terrific speech to the SOS March was excerpted on the Parents Across America website. The video of her speech is also posted at the Parents Across America website.
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Darling-Hammond: The mess we are in
Darling-Hammond addressed the SOS Rally. She directs the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education and was founding director of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future. A former president of the American . . .
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Parents Across America's Rita Stolnit: "Why waste money on a failed policy"
Rita Solnit is the co-founder of Parents Across America, and one of the organizers of the SOS Conference and March. A video of her speech at the SOS march may be found at the . . .
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MEDIA WATCH: New Republic slants coverage against SOS
Yes, and Lehrer likes to interview the ed deformers without in depth questioning
In a message dated 8/5/2011 12:47:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, billiegirl36@gmail.com writes:
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Wisconsin teacher suspected suicide following depression with attacks on public schools
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CPS adds retiree bashing legislation to last year's attacks on Chicago teacher pensions.
On March 31, 2011, we received the following from RTAC...
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Large crowd blast CPS budget at Corliss High School hearing on August 19, 2010
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A kindergarten teacher'
I posted this kindergarten teacher's story yesterday. She'd like to hear from other teachers, so she can share their "some of their concerns and opinions with my administrators or my parents." If you would send . . .
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CORE Regional Meetings Thursday, November 12, 2009, after school
November 9, 2009
CORE circulated the following message on November 9, 2009.
Hello Friends and Supporters:
Thank you again for supporting Lois and Jay in their successful pension campaign. We could have not done it . . .
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SEPT09 ARTICLE: Ron Huberman begins the school year by insulting principals and teachers with... Data Driven Drivel!
[Editor's Note: The following is the lead article in the September 2009 Substance as it appeared in the print edition that was mailed to our subscribers on September 14, 2009].
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Editorial: Is CTU President Marilyn Stewart's opposition to Renaissance 2010 real? It's still an open question
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Editorial: Daley's legacy: Teacher bashing, destabilization, gang murders
Elsewhere in this Substance, we propose that “accountability” in Chicago should immediately result in the firing of Chicago Schools CEO Arne Duncan and Mayor Richard M. Daley.
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Editorial: 'Educational entrepreneurs' — enemies of public schools and democracy
On April 7, 2008, Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Arne Duncan hosted another attack on public education. From the auditorium of the newly privatized Englewood High School (now dubbed the “Englewood Campus”) Duncan unveiled . . .
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Washington teacher gains insight by refusing to give WASL test... Teacher says 'No!' to high-stakes tests
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Subscripts: Patronage and corruption at Passages Charter School in Chicago
….Two teachers from Passages (Jane Kimondo and Priya Goel) went before the April 23 Board of Education meeting accompanied by a large number of parents and asked the Board of Education to empower a parent . . .
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Subscripts: Underreporting weapons found in Chicago schools
... A most interesting phenomenon of the past month is the underreporting of weapons in CPS schools. Our favorite example came after April Fool’s Day at a prominent South Side high school. But there were . . .
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Letter: ‘Fresh Start’ schools started under Lynch, not Stewart
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February 27, 2008
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Hearings on school closings in Chicago, February 2008
Monday, Feb. 4, 2008 Miles Davis and Johns Academy proposals, CPS Central Office, 125 S. Clark St., 5th Floor Board Chambers, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Letter: Absurdities of Chicago’s 'flexible medical account'
December 19, 2007
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Letter: The Horror of Chicago's ‘High School Transformation’
December 19, 2007
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I will be unable to attend today’s CPS meeting. Attempting to get down there in time, and so early, to sign up to speak is always challenging for me, . . .
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Subscript: Richard J. and Richard M. Daley did more segregating of more African Americans than Southern Dixiecrats
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Letter: Business press hates ‘The Shock Doctrine’
October 29, 2007
[The following comes From: moderator@PORTSIDE.ORG. The following first appeared from Naomi Klein on Thursday October 25, 2007 in The Guardian [Britain]. >http://www. guardian. co.uk/ commentisfree /story/ 0,,21984 83,00.html]
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Subscript: Gangs and Halloween in Chicago
…Some things about Halloween were less pleasant than others, and some were downright nasty. The “accidental” murder of one mother by a southwest side gang banger was one example. Another place where the tricks outnumber . . .
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Subscript: FOIA office is well hidden at CPS
…Since it’s Halloween season, here is a little Trick or Treat (or for that matter, Hide and Seek). Where is the CPS FOIA office and why has Arne Duncan been hiding it from the public? . . .
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Subscript: Arne believes he has integrity
…We hear that Arne Duncan’s super sensitive about his reputation for integrity. He hates being told he’s a liar and claims he “doesn’t lie.” Maybe we missed something, but the oath says “The truth, the . . .
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Letter: ‘Test score roller coaster’ hits principal
October 6, 2007
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Subscript: Scooby Doo and the Superteacher stories
…One of the reasons people like those “miracle teacher” stories and “miracle principal” tales they consume so avidly (from Sidney Poitier and Edward James Olmos to Michelle Pfeiffer) is that they have a soothing “Scooby . . .
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Editorial: Mail problems at Chicago Post Office are not over yet
A number of readers called us in mid-April to say that their April Substance had arrived by mail. One of the reasons for the call was that they had also received their March Substance — . . .
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