Indiana View: Chicago burning privatization cash

Submitted by arlenegloria on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 01:38

NWI.Com bills itself as the largest and most trusted media company in Northwest Indiana

Think tank director points to Indiana's use of Toll Road cash as a better model

By Nathan Hellman - Medill News Service - March 1, 2010   Read more »

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WashPost: Obama's unfortunate comments on firing of RI teachers

Submitted by arlenegloria on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 01:10

Obama's unfortunate comments on RI teacher firings

By Valerie Strauss  -  March 1, 2010

I have an uncle who was for years a Chicago public school teacher. Passionate and articulate about his subject, biology, Arnie cared a great deal about whether the kids learned in his class.

But here’s the disturbing thing he recalls about his career:  Read more »

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NYTimes: Famed scholar Diane Ravitch shakes up schools debate

Submitted by arlenegloria on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 22:14

"an astonishing, slow-motion about-face"

By SAM DILLON
Diane Ravitch, the education historian who built her intellectual reputation battling progressive educators and served in the first Bush administration’s Education Department, is in the final stages of an astonishing, slow-motion about-face on almost every stand she once took on American schooling.  Read more »

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The Nation: John Nichols - Dr. Quentin Young among 'The Missing Voices at the Health Care Summit'

Submitted by arlenegloria on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 21:57

Excerpt From John Nichols' article of Feb. 25, 2010 -(click below for full article)

Consider Dr. Young's assessment of the president's plan.   Read more »

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The Nation and WashPost - Van Jones's Second Chance

Submitted by arlenegloria on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 21:38

This piece is cross-posted from the WashingtonPost.com, where Katrina vanden Heuvel writes a weekly column.

Van Jones Second Chance  Read more »

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W/Video: Gapers Block - Meeks bill to disenfranchise LSCs - see teacher comments

Submitted by arlenegloria on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 01:30

A Bad Year for Teachers, a Bad Year for Public Education

by Ramsin Canon / Comments (4)

This is going to be a bad year for public education.  Read more »

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East Bay Express: Learning Medicine the Cuban Way

Submitted by arlenegloria on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 00:18

Learning Medicine the Cuban Way

The Bay Area is a hub for new doctors who want to practice family medicine and help the poor, yet had to leave the country to learn how to do it.  Read more »

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Sun-Times: Carol Marin- Discontented voters could go Green

Submitted by arlenegloria on Sat, 02/13/2010 - 23:57

Discontented voters could go Green

BY CAROL MARIN Sun-Times Columnist

Happy Valentine's Day to the Illinois Green Party. Their Valentine arrived early in the form of the Feb. 2 primary.

Why? Because the dreadfully low turnout coupled with extremely tight races on both the Democratic and Republican sides suggest that voters might actually be in search of a candidate called "None of the Above."  Read more »

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Huffpo - "You wonder if you're the only kid in your class ...living in a homeless shelter"

Submitted by arlenegloria on Wed, 02/10/2010 - 09:10

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Crain's Chicago Business: Water deal could be trouble

Submitted by arlenegloria on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 03:51

Water deal could be trouble

As Mayor Richard M. Daley considers auctioning off Chicago's water system in a deal that could fetch upward of $1 billion, water privatizations in other cities are awash in controversy.  Read more »

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