Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Around The Blogs Honor Roll Chicago Teacher man
A big THANK YOU to the following people who donated $875 in about 12 hours this week to replace my student's stolen laptop:

LSC Election results Drummond Blog
Elementary schools across the city held their LSC elections today and Drummond’s was particularly popular. We had 10 parents and 4 community members throw their name in the hat to represent you and our students here at Drummond.

Major election problems - updated with election challenge details PURE Blog
We don't remember an LSC election with so many serious problems. We would not be surprised if there are a record number of election challenges.


SEIU—Organizing the unorganizedSmall Talk (Mike Klonsky)
SEIU, with 1.9 million members, has become a powerful and dynamic force and a voice for some of the country’s most exploited workers. Now that the union and its president, Andy Stern have taken an interest in organizing charter school teachers, you may want to get yourself up to snuff on SEIU and Stern by reading Bradford Plummer’s“Labor’s Lost Love,” in the current New Republic.  Stern supports Steve Barr’sGreen Dot Schools and the Los Angeles Parents Union, an organization of concerned parents pushing for the transformation of LA’s failing schools.

School Bus Chaser Chicago Moms Blog
I've heard of lawyers chasing ambulances, but today I experienced my first school bus chaser: the ice cream man. No sooner had my sons' school bus turned the corner to drop off at their stop when I hear the familiar...