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WBEZ Does This Week's Board Meeting
By: Alexander Russo / September 25, 2009
Coverage of the Board meeting by WBEZ's Linda Lutton.
"Today
we’re starting a new segment called “Cheat Sheet,” and it’s meant be a
quick and dirty peek into Chicago’s often contentious school board
meetings and the issues that are brought up there."
It's a welcome addition. I can't believe no one's done it before. I hope they keep it up.
Cliff's Notes: the Latest Chicago Board of Ed Meeting
Unfiltered: Regular Chicago Board of Education Meeting
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I agree with that--but people need to get over the parking issue. they sound like suburbanites. I tried to post to the other blog but could not without giving an email address, which I refuse to do.
WBEZ Does This Week's Board Meeting
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Well, the biggest issue is the timing. The meetings are scheduled so that it's very difficult for those with the most experience and expertise on classroom level education to attend.
Meetings should be scheduled so that students, teachers and parents can attend.
WBEZ Does This Week's Board Meeting
Thanks WBEZ for broadcasting this. I just do not understand why people feel they must DRIVE to the meetings. Central Office is centrally located and you can DRIVE to an el or bus stop and take public transportation downtown. Why should people have to DRIVE all the way up north or south to attend a meeting in an unfamiliar neighborhood? And those who do not DRIVE will have to figure out how to get there via the CTA. This is such a nonissue.