Chicago

McCorkle, La Casas refute Chicago Board of Education claims that the two schools should be closed

January 30, 2010

Land Grab and Special Education Privatization Testimony – CPS School Closing Hearings 1/29/10 On January 29, 2010 there were more hearings on the closing and consolidation of two public schools in Chicago. The first hearing at 5:30 pm was for…

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Practical solidarity in action … What does ‘Union’ mean?

June 1, 2008

Unionism is a new word in my vocabulary and in the vocabulary of many newer teachers in Chicago. It’s been more than 20 years since the last teachers’ strike, and a whole new generation has come into teaching since then.…

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Moffat page disappears from Illinois sex offender information system … Connections to Burke

June 1, 2007

George N. Schmidt – June, 2007 The most notorious sexual predator in the history of Chicago’s public schools system has disappeared from the Illinois Sex Offender data base, a Substance investigation revealed. James Moffat, who was a personal friend of…

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