Tag: Vol. 18 No. 35

To the editors: Some clarification is in order on Chicago public school system staffing, as reported in Florence Levinsohn’s article, “School Revolt” [May 26]. For the current school year, 42,331 positions are budgeted. Of these, 37,453 (88.5%) are at the schools, 2,020 (4.8%) are at the 23 district offices, 1,915 (4.5%) are at the central […]

To the editors: The staff of the Reader should know that the significance of Professor Sheehan’s “revelations” pertaining to the historicity of Jesus Christ goes far beyond what he has revealed [April 21]. And one wonders whether or not Professor Sheehan is as “radical” as he would like us to believe or whether, in fact, […]

To the editors: I wish to call attention to an omission in Florence Hamlish Levinsohn’s otherwise excellent article on “School Revolt” [May 26]. The findings of a frequently-cited study by William J. Fowler and Herbert J. Walberg are reported in the article. Unfortunately, the author failed to mention that Fowler is a researcher with the […]

To the editors: Pat Robertson reads his Bible and finds justification for dislike of homosexuals, liberals, evolution and sex. Professor Thomas Sheehan reads his and finds the bulletin board at the Guild bookstore [April 21]. Either way you slice it, it’s baloney. Robert McClory’s worshipful interview with Professor Sheehan seems to be a classic case […]

To the editors: I have just read your article entitled, “Babies Wanted” [May 12] and, while it appears that an attempt was obviously made not to misrepresent the issues, our experience has been vastly different than you have portrayed in a couple of significant areas. There is at least one agency which works very closely […]