The salary gap with public school teachers is one factor pushing charter teachers to unionize.
Tag: Juan Rangel
What’s changed—and what hasn’t—since the last teachers’ strike
The rhetoric is less divisive, but the mayor’s dirty tricks are the same.
UNO’s records-request dodge was artless, but other charter schools may try the same move
There’s still not enough scrutiny over how privately run charters spend public money.
How Rahm became a Democrat again
As his reelection bid looms, Mayor Rahm Emanuel drops his tough talk and becomes a Democrat again.
One of these guys is going to be governor of Illinois
A few things you should know about Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner
Charter school operator won’t say how it spent your tax dollars
Charter school operator won’t say how it spent your tax dollars.
Who got in to the UNO school built with clout?
After a new charter school opened in his ward, an alderman wants to know which kids have benefited.
The lessons of UNOgate—don’t let Mihalopoulos catch you!
Hey, charter school operators: if you want to continue paying your teachers substandard salaries and firing them on a whim, it’s a good idea not to dole out contracts to the brothers of the chief operating officer.
The City Council’s rules committee: Where good legislation goes to die
Mayor Emanuel doesn’t have to fight City Council proposals he doesn’t like—he just buries them.
UNO contract comedy: One man out, one man on, leaders baffled
UNO’s charter school bosses hire a judge to tell them how and why they awarded contracts to relatives of UNO’s former chief executive officer.
The Reader’s second annual awards for political “achievement”
The year in politics: the Reader‘s second annual awards for political “achievement”
Today’s lesson: charters do not outperform unionized schools
There are no charters in the top ten schools in Chicago. None in the top 20, 30, or 40 either.
Fighting for the right to fire bad teachers—and good ones too
The story of the UNO charter school teacher dismissed despite doing his job with “dignity”
With Democrats like these, who needs Republicans?
Rahm Emanuel is currently advancing an agenda that would go over well at a GOP convention
UNO’s Juan Rangel does a damn good Chris Christie impression
The state’s biggest charter school operator calls the teachers union “totally irresponsible and reckless”