Perspectives As students struggle, Chicago Public Schools puts politics over education Spencer Irvine July 14, 2023 Chicago Public Schools (CPS), fresh off of getting a former organizing official Brandon Johnson elected as the Windy City mayor,…
Perspectives New Chicago mayor taps teachers’ union official as chief of staff Spencer Irvine May 24, 2023 Incoming Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced staff additions as he forms his mayoral administration in the Windy City, and it…
Perspectives Chicago teachers closed schools over remote classes Spencer Irvine January 12, 2022 Chicago Public Schools, parents, and students were stunned when the city’s teachers’ union chose to strike. The Chicago Teachers Union…
Perspectives For Illinois school, no opt outs for ‘Gender and Sexuality Program’ Spencer Irvine February 9, 2021 A high school student in Illinois is facing off against her school over mandatory participation in the school’s “Gender and…
Perspectives Illinois Public Schools To Incorporate LGBT People When Teaching American History Alex Nitzberg August 14, 2019 An Illinois law requires public schools to incorporate information about the “roles and contributions” of LGBT people when teaching American…
Faculty Lounge Illinois Teachers Living Large Malcolm A. Kline October 29, 2018 Some, but not all, but for them, before and after retirement, the phrase “gravy train” comes to mind. Open the…
Perspectives LGBT History Gains In Illinois Malcolm A. Kline May 14, 2018 They may not know the Bill of Rights, but students are being asked to broaden their base of knowledge in ways never before imagined, at least by most taxpayers.
Faculty Lounge Farrakhan Fan In Illinois School District Malcolm A. Kline March 9, 2018 Not all of his admirers are powerless.
Faculty Lounge Can College Kids Fill Ghost States? Malcolm A. Kline December 27, 2017 Nearly half a million people have fled California, New York and Illinois
Faculty Lounge Parents Unhappy with Illinois High School Seminar on Microaggressions Spencer Irvine February 16, 2017 From Campus Reform: Parents of students attending New Trier High School in Illinois are dismayed by the school’s insistence on…
MLA Black Lives Matter Street Theater at the MLA Malcolm A. Kline January 25, 2017 At the Modern Language Association (MLA) annual convention in Philadelphia this year, we got to see some of the “Creative…
Faculty Lounge ‘Black Students for Revolution’ Group Issues List of Demands to University of Illinois Spencer Irvine September 14, 2016 Are they at college to study, or to hold rallies? Black students at the University of Illinois are calling for…
