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Parents volunteer to help Chicago school kids; teacher’s union blocks them
It breaks your heart. Chicago’s public schools are broke–and broken. Overburdened by excessive pension obligations (because city politicians deferred payments for so long), the city has asked the state...
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ZipDialog’s Roundup of News Beyond the Front Page . . Monday, January 16, the...
Hand-picked and farm-fresh– ⇒Linked articles in bold purple ◆ The Strategy of Delegitimating Trump Rep. John Lewis, civil-rights leader from the MLK days, calls Trump’s presidency illegitimate because...
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ZipDialog’s Roundup of News Beyond the Front Page . . Saturday, February 11
Hand-picked and farm-fresh– ⇒Linked articles in bold purple ◆ Trump rejects Tillerson’s choice for No. 2 at State, Elliott Abrams Tillerson wanted Abrams, an experienced strategist who had served in...
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When the “wrong people” fail the test . . . stop giving the test? Another...
◆ New York state requires prospective teachers to take a basic test for reading and writing. ◆ A federal judge has evaluated the test and ruled it is fair and not discriminatory. ◆ No matter. This...
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ZipDialog Roundup for Sunday, June 18
Articles chosen with care. Comments welcomed. Linked articles in bold purple ◆ Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signs hotly-contested education bill (Orlando Sentinel) The major bill tackles everything from...
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ZipDialog Roundup for Thursday, September 28
Articles chosen with care. Your comments welcomed. Linked articles in bold purple ◆ Republican Tax Plan: The Essential Features The details still need to be worked out through negotiations. It is a...
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