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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

9-30-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.:



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Hinsdale issues scab call in preparation for teacher strike.
The HInsdale District 86 board is advertising for scab teachers. This is a sign they are not interested in a negotiated agreement. This is not about compensation or working conditions. It is about the union itself. The Hinsdale District 86 board wants to bust the union. Daily Herald: HINSDALE HIGH SCHOOL D86 J O I N U S! J O I N U P! Enroll in Hinsdale High School District 86’s Team Effort Dedic

Not my kids. Your kids.
“I hope this extra time to find new employment alleviates some of your hardship,” Balanoff said in the call.
SEIU Local 1 President Tom Balanoff. I hope writing about CPS janitors doesn’t cause me to receive a letter from SEIU lawyers. Like my brother Mike. There is news this morning that the firing of Aramark employed janitors has been delayed. As far as I can tell, it wasn’t because the union leadership of SEIU Local 1 raised a stink. It was the loud voices of principals and teachers that complained a
“If they don’t teach us civil disobedience, we will teach ourselves.”
Columbine High School students line the bridge at South Wadsworth Blvd. and West Bowles Ave. during their walk out September 25, 2014 to protest proposed AP History curriculum changes. Both Columbine and Dakota Ridge merged at the corner to protest as one. (John Leyba, The Denver Post) - From the Denver Post: JEFFERSON COUNTY — While teachers and the Jefferson County school board are busy blaming


9-29-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Raunerian ethics and voter fraud. Here and in North Carolina.Moral Monday protests in North Carolina. Man. Did I catch it when I accused Republican candidate for the 17th Illinois House District of voter fraud. She is running against Democrat Laura Fine. The Sun-Times had reported that Kathy Myalls wa