When it comes to correcting past pension mistakes, geezers and ordinary taxpayers pay the price, while the powerful few who made the mistakes continue to prosper.
Tag: Paul Vallas
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Before Mayor Rahm there was a big boss man at CPS called Paul Vallas
A history lesson, young teachers: top-down mandates by egomaniacal autocrats is not something that started with Mayor Emanuel.
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Nine schools in 12 years: One teacher’s tale of life in Chicago’s public schools
Hey, wannabe teachers: If you want to teach in Chicago, get ready to be moved to different schools all over town, many times!
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Chicago’s new BFF is a legislator from Waukegan
State rep Rita Mayfield isn’t from the city, but who else is sticking up for its taxpayers?
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Keeping up with the Jones high school plans
How Mayor Emanuel could turn Jones high into a neighborhood school
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Democracy is messy—welcome to the teachers’ union
Why teachers’ union politics gets a little messy
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CEO Brizard to Mayor Rahm: Look what I found!
It’s budget time at the Chicago Public Schools, which means our CEO will say what he has to say so he can say that it’s balanced
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One big Blagojevich blamefest
Can’t we elect better candidates? What’s wrong with us?
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An open letter to Chicago Public Schools’ new CEO
Welcome to the Chi, Mr. Superintendent. As I understand it, you’re everything mayor-elect Emanuel wants in a schools CEO—tough, brash, and eager to beat the crap out of teachers. Rock on! In fact, the mayor-elect loves you so much he just refers to you by your nickname—calls you JC, you know, like you walk on […]
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Paul Vallas endorses David Hoffman—then points out his flaws
Former Chicago schools chief Paul Vallas announced his support for David Hoffman’s Senate bid Wednesday—then talked about how much he likes Hoffman’s Republican rival Mark Kirk.
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The Bulldog at the Gate
Journalists say new CPS flack Monique Bond is making it harder to report on the schools. Is that what she was hired to do?
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TIFs: The budget surplus that dares not speak its acronym
This weekend Dan Mihalopoulos wrote a long political analysis of a Tribune poll that found Mayor Daley’s approval ratings at an all-time low of 35%. It’s a very good piece, and worth reading, save for this (emphasis mine): “The bad economy has left Daley unable to fulfill his 2007 promise of generous wage increases to […]
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Party planning
Tony Peraica welcomes Paul Vallas to the GOP and plots a takeover of the party’s state leadership.
