Frederick Douglass

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them..." Frederick Douglass

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Illinois' War On Education Continues Apace

The bill, which now needs only the signature of Governor Pat Quinn, a supporter of the measure, would make tenure contingent on student achievement and limit the collective bargaining rights of teachers unions by making it harder for teachers to call a strike. The bill also gives Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel the power to extend his city's school day and makes it easier to dismiss teachers deemed ineffective based on student achievement.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/13/illinois-house-passes-law_n_861439.html

Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel speaks Thursday at Kenwood Academy High School. He hailed the Illinois House's passage of an education overhaul as a "historic day of opportunity for kids in the city of Chicago."

What a bastard.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-illinois-legislature-0513-20110512-53,0,6101492.story