By
Kyle Olson
Labor
boss: Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU should decide school budget
The
controversial claim by Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis that “rich
white people” are to blame for the school district’s woes earned much attention
this week, but another doozy from her appearance at the City Club of Chicago
was equally humorous. Lewis was asked if Chicago Public Schools’ $1 billion
budget deficit was “real or illusionary,” she first replied that it wasn't
her call, that “you’d have to ask the [school district] CEO who prepared that
budget.” [more...]
Feds
announce ‘redesign’ of public high schools as Obama attacks Catholic education
To
all conservative Common Core supporters who claim the initiative is state-led,
please pay attention. And to all liberals who support parochial schools, you
might want to pay attention, too. On June 7, the federal Department of
Education announced its plan to “redesign” all government high schools in
America. Creating yet another federal enticement program - this time called the
“High School Redesign Initiative” - the feds will offer “competitive grants to
local educational agencies” to do such things as “redesign academic content and
instructional practices” as well as “strategically use learning time in more
meaningful ways,” whatever that actually means. [more...]
School
official goes to absurd lengths to keep outsiders and ‘thugs’ out of the
district
In
at least one school district in Michigan, officials make it illegal for
students to enroll if they live on the wrong side of the tracks. And they go to
absurd lengths to enforce that policy. Leaders of Grosse Point Public Schools,
located in an upscale community northeast of Detroit, regularly engage in
spying on students to make sure only those living within the district’s
boundaries attend their schools. [more...]
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