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Related: About this forumRahm Emanuel's War On Public Education - Chicago Teachers Union's Karen Lewis Discusses
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Rahm Emanuel's War On Public Education - Chicago Teachers Union's Karen Lewis Discusses (Original Post)
matthewf
May 2013
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SoapBox
(18,791 posts)1. Wake up Chicago...
this slime bag needs to go out the door.
I NEVER liked him, even from the beginning of the President's first campaign.
Bully Taw
(194 posts)2. its amazing how fast...
his actions and attitudes toward unions changed when he was suddenly responsible for the bottom line...
DhhD
(4,695 posts)3. The students will become several years behind while these privatists and profiteers
pull the wool over the eyes of the communities and neighborhoods of not only Chicago, but other School Districts also. Education will be set back several years. Some students may reach age 21 without achieving a high school diploma after these set back become well known enough to be turned around.
This gives a whole new meaning to a free public education in America.