By Steve Rhodes
My laptop is back. I’m readjusting.
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Here’s some reporting from today’s Board of Ed meeting. Read it and weep.
Very odd that @ClaypoolCPS says budget doesn’t harm c/rsm. See the red here? pic.twitter.com/klQ8Z2Uef4
— Raise Your Hand (@ILRaiseYourHand) August 24, 2016
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Here’s some elementary red- these are cuts @ClaypoolCPS. Why say this isn’t happening? pic.twitter.com/3mzCI0J2rz
— Raise Your Hand (@ILRaiseYourHand) August 24, 2016
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#CPSboard Frank Clark only asks questions that make CPS look good. This time: Please repeat those good test score results.
— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) August 24, 2016
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Rules are for principals and teachers we want to fire.
Note: CPS is required by state law to release capital plan by May 1 ever year. Officials have been skirting that rule… #cpsboard
— WBEZeducation (@WBEZeducation) August 24, 2016
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How much from the tooth fairy?
Claypool still contends budget is balanced. It depends on $215M from state and $31M from CTU. Neither funds yet secure.
— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) August 24, 2016
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We’re right here, Forrest. We can see the charts.
Claypool says CPS closed deficit “without harming classrooms”… #cpsboard
— WBEZeducation (@WBEZeducation) August 24, 2016
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Clark, #cpsboard pres, asks “Will children be safe when school starts?” prefaced by “I know the answer, but i want you to tell the public”
— WBEZeducation (@WBEZeducation) August 24, 2016
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Clark “I agree there’s a credibility gap.” Laughter from audience. “Ok, let’s proceed.”
— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) August 24, 2016
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Clark is working hard to silence critics who’ve signed up, taken time off work or found childcare to speak for just 2 minutes to #CPSboard.
— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) August 24, 2016
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Clark reminds audience (haven’t spoken yet, but he’s assuming they’ll talk about TIF) that TIF is a one-time revenue source. #cpsboard
— WBEZeducation (@WBEZeducation) August 24, 2016
… unlike one-time solutions like $215M pension help from Springfield…
— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) August 24, 2016
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You could say the same for Rahm’s property tax rebate.
Avg Chicago homeowner paying an extra $245 this year on a $250K house. Here’s another Clark Q: $245 = how much per day? $.67.
— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) August 24, 2016
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It’s that time when people ask #CPSBoard members questions and they say nothing.
— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) August 24, 2016
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In luxury, believe me.
Speaker says Claypool’s continued claim of no cuts to classrooms is wrong. “It’s hard to imagine how you sleep at night” she says. #cpsboard
— WBEZeducation (@WBEZeducation) August 24, 2016
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Forrest Claypool and Frank Clark, you are Today’s Worst People In Chicago.
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BeachBook
Inquiry: NYPD Broke Surveillance Rules After 9/11.
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Aleppo’s Dying Children And Shattered Health System.
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Twenty Years Later, Poverty Is Up But Architects Of ‘Welfare Reform’ Have No Regrets, Because They Are Very Bad People.
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TweetWood
A sampling.
Comcast Still Not Quite Sure If Its $70 Gigabit Offer In Chicago Actually Exists https://t.co/dmao3MHtyp
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 24, 2016
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Troncastic!
Chicago Tribune website is getting really Sun-Timesy. I get about 30 seconds to read a story before it freezes my entire computer.
— Ben Finfer (@BenFinfer) August 23, 2016
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Sometimes you’re a real buzzkill, Snopes.
— snopes.com (@snopes) August 23, 2016
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The Beachwood Tronc Line: The Champagne of tronc lines.
Posted on August 24, 2016