OK, Willie Wilson. I'm going to ask my 9th graders for their reaction to this... I'll share tomorrow. If they roast you I'll make sure it's complete sentences.

NEWS: Paul Vallas’ Facebook account liked posts criticizing Chicago as “hell hole” and attacking Democrats; one read “defund CPS.” He denies involvement, like with offensive Twitter likes. Our story Chicago Tribune with Alice Yin and Rick Pearson chicagotribune.com/politics/elect…

“Measuring crime statistics is like measuring blood pressure. You can prescribe medication to keep your condition at bay, but there are side effects. Without long-term change in diet and exercise, there is always the potential for illness and disease.” newyorker.com/news/our-colum…

Florida: Universal Vouchers Will Cost $4-5 Billion in First Year | Diane Ravitch's blog dianeravitch.net/2023/03/26/flo…

Worth reading (Via Sun-Times) chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/202…

Read This! Great interview by Emma Tai chicagomag.com/chicago-magazi…

Sarah Karp Lauren FitzPatrick Nader Issa WBEZ Chicago Sun-Times Black communities around closed schools saw steeper population declines after the 2013 Chicago school closings. Majority Black census tracts that included closed schools lost 9.2% of residents. Black tracts with schools that didn't close dropped by 3.2%. graphics.suntimes.com/education/2023…

I was proud to announce today with CPS - Chicago Public Schools & Chicago Teachers Union that Chicago Public Schools will be developing an expanded, 12-week paid parental leave policy for employees.

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union just showed up in solidarity outside Stellantis’ facility in Naperville, where UAW workers are on the picket lines. WGN TV News

📚The New Republic and AFT Banned Bookmobile launched yesterday at the Brooklyn Book Festival. We are giving out books and info on how to keep books widely accessible! Look for upcoming stops in Pittsburgh, DC, Miami and other locations this month. eventbrite.com/e/tnr-banned-b…

Great piece by asha ransby-sporn . To my thinking the overlapping crises of the unhoused and migrants both point to the federal govt which controls HUD, border policy, foreign policy and interstate transport. Time to make demands of the Biden Admin! inthesetimes.com/article/moveme…

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The man said “they aren’t taking funds from the Black community to invest in migrants. They never intended to invest funds in the Black community in the first place.”

AFT just overwhelmingly passed Chicago Teachers Union and @BTUBaltimore resolution to align union contracts across the US with UAW for a common expiration of May 1, 2028 to win more for working people in bargaining, at the statehouse & all the way up to the White House. #RealSolutions

May Day is about more than history—it’s about our future. Join the movement to build a country that values people over profits. #MayDayStrong #MayDay2025 #SollidarityForever

A guide to May Day 2025 actions by Luis Feliz Leon for In These Times: inthesetimes.com/article/may-da…

May Day is about the workers of the world. We gather. We speak. We listen. We march. We sing. We mourn. But most importantly we support each other. We stand in solidarity with all workers enduring struggle, especially the fights workers shared today. Solidarity forever ✊

Let’s be clear: ICE injured and detained the president of SEIU California for peacefully observing. ICE picked the wrong side. The wrong state. The wrong person. and the wrong union. David Huerta stood up. And 750,000 SEIU workers are standing with him. seiuca.org/press-releases…

Chicago Teachers Union & Chicago Federation of Labor Stand in Solidarity with Unions in Los Angeles and Our Immigrant Communities in Chicago

‼️6 JVP Chicago members will begin an INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE on Monday, June 16 to demand that our Senators Senator Dick Durbin & Tammy Duckworth do everything in their power to stop arming Israel and send food and medical aid into Gaza‼️ #LetGazaLive #StopArmingIsrael