Chicago: Abandoned Schools, Overcrowded Schools
Mike Klonsky writes about the public schools that were closed by former Mayor Rahm Emanuel (recently appointed as Ambassador to Japan). Emanuel ordered the closure...
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Harold Meyerson: If Biden Wants to Be Like FDR, He Should Dump Summers and Rahm
Now that Joe Biden is assured the Democratic nomination, lots of advisors will clamor to get his ear. As Harold Meyerson of The American Prospect...
A Conversation with Jitu Brown, Leader of Journey for Justice Alliance, About Racism and Action
The Network for Public Education has sponsored a series of weekly ZOOM conversations in which I interview someone who has important things to say. On...
Join Jitu Brown and Me on ZOOM on June 3
Community organizer Jitu Brown and I will be in conversation on Wednesday June 3 at 7:30 pm EST. Please sign up and join us. Jitu...
Robert Kuttner: Say It Ain’t So, Joe
Robert Kuttner is editor of The American Prospect. Here he writes that Biden has asked Rahm Emanuel to advise him. What Kuttner fails to mention...
Chicago: The Teachers’ Strike Brings a Sea-Change in Education Policy
Craig’s Chicago Business acknowledges that the children in Chicago public schools need what the Chicago Teachers Union won in their contract negotiations. But still, they...
Meet Jitu Brown, a Hero of the Resistances
Jitu Brown is a son of Chicago. He is National director of the Journey for Justice Alliance, which has affiliates in 30 cities, where...
Mike Klonsky: On the Chicago Teachers’ Strike
Mike Klonsky just posted this as he was leaving to bring coffee and donuts to striking teachers, including his daughter. I hope this strike...
Jan Resseger: The Racist, Disruptive Legacy of Arne and Rahm in Chicago
Jan Resseger reviews fifteen years of corporate education reform led by Arne Duncan and Rahm Emanuel and finds failure, disruption, and racism. It started...
Do You Live Near Boston? Come to Hear Eve Ewing Speak at Wellesley College on October 17!
If you live anywhere near Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, I hope you will join me to hear Eve Ewing speak on October 17 at...