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Monday, January 23, 2012

Why nobody screws with Michael Madigan. « Fred Klonsky

Why nobody screws with Michael Madigan. « Fred Klonsky:

Why nobody screws with Michael Madigan.

A colleague asked me about Illinois Democratic Party Chairman and House Speaker Michael Madigan. Madigan is a man of unwavering principal. As long as the principal is what is best for Michael Madigan.

Every piece of anti-teacher legislation that has ever passed the House has Madigan’s fingerprints all over it. Years ago he pushed for an extension of probationary status for teachers from two to four years. Then he pushed