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Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 9:48 AM
Wednesday Morning News
Hyde Park Teachers Out
3 Non-renewed
1 Termination
4 Total so far
3 Non-renewed
1 Termination
4 Total so far
Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 9:56 AM
Wednesday Morning News
Alexander you are slipping. In today's Sun Times there is a story by Natasha Korecki and Chris Fusco about Stuart Levine's testtimony at the Rezko trial. In that story Levine is reported to have stated on the witnesss stand that he paid bribes to former Alderman Vrdolyak to get a dental firm a contract with the CPS, and that he paid bribes to unnamed CPS officals to get school-bus contracts which he represented.
While both of these stories are about long ago bribes, in the 1980s and possibly early 1990s, one does have to wonder if similar things are still going on.
While both of these stories are about long ago bribes, in the 1980s and possibly early 1990s, one does have to wonder if similar things are still going on.
Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 10:05 AM
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It is happening and until a few people stand up to tell the truth and take legal action against CPS people @ 125 will believe they are above the law.
All if not most of the charters are not performance based awards but reciprocal based publicity and money diversion schemes.
All if not most of the charters are not performance based awards but reciprocal based publicity and money diversion schemes.
Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:08 AM
Wednesday Morning News
non-renewed. non-reappointed. terminated. what's the difference?
Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Wednesday Morning News
Isn't it little too early to start notifying teachers whether they are terminated or non-renewed?
I am currently at a school that will let go of teachers due to lower enrollment, with myself a prime candidate for non-renewal. Fortunately, I have been working the suburban job fairs so I expect to find a job out there soon.
I am currently at a school that will let go of teachers due to lower enrollment, with myself a prime candidate for non-renewal. Fortunately, I have been working the suburban job fairs so I expect to find a job out there soon.
Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:24 AM
Wednesday Morning News
It is sickening and disheartening to see such examples of heavy-handedness in the CPS system where there are no legitimate check and balance sytem to make sure that the children's education is number 1. Such corruption down to the BOE allegedly being paid off to the use of CPS lawyers to bully off parents and teachers of children with specialized services! How low can you go, Mr. Mayor and Arne Duncan? How low can you go!
