By Bob George and Betsy L. Angert | Published at EmpathyEducates. Today, Chicago Public Schools again asserted that there was a way to "improve" community schools, cut budgets, $52 million dollars worth. The decision to eliminate administrative and operational expenses is touted as a means to help [...]
By George Joseph | Originally Published at In These Times. June 13, 2013 Photograph; Columbia University's Teachers College held two Masters convocations on May 21. During the ceremonies students held up signs that read "I am not a number" and "not a test score." Photo by George [...]
The American experience defies what was laid out in The Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of [...]
Photograph; Mike Burley / The Topeka Capital-Journal By Roy Wenzl | Originally Published at Witchita Eagle. June 8, 2013, at 5:27 p.m. Updated Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, at 2:53 p.m. | | The Luke Gannon v. State of Kansas Decision The Rev. Jeff Gannon is not a [...]
© copyright 2013 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink. The situation in Chicago is emblematic of our nation's history. Currently, fifty schools are slated for closure. Some city residents chose to be silent. Silence is perceived as safer. Others are satisfied with the segregation policies that are pervasive. Selective [...]
The city of Chicago is among many urban areas facing school closures as a result of budget cuts and declining student population. This has parents concerned about their kids' safety as they will have to travel farther to get to school. Kenwood Oakland parent Jeanette Taylor reminds [...]
A Big Grandiose Announcement! People of Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel thinks the city is "Too Broke To Keep [Chicago Public Schools] Open!" How will the tax dollars intended for Chicago Schools be used? The Mayor will build an Event Center [a Sports Stadium complete with exclusive shops [...]
Originally Published By Steven Yaccino. The New York Times. May 22, 2013 CHICAGO — Officials here in the third-largest district in the country voted Wednesday, after an emotional meeting, to close 49 public schools that they said were not being fully used. The decision, passed overwhelmingly by [...]
Republished by TruthOut. May 20, 2013 Jaisal Noor, TRNN Producer: In Chicago, hundreds of teachers, parents, and students have launched three days of marches to mark a final protest against plans to shutter 54 public schools. The march route includes the targeted schools, which are almost all [...]
