Despite widespread criticism that he’s doing more harm to education in Illinois than good, State Senator James Meeks insisted last week that his planned student boycott of Chicago Public Schools will go forward.  Parents are almost unanimous in their opposition.
From the Sun-Times:
Parents at a Humboldt Park back-to-school festival Saturday said [...]

August 31st, 2008
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It’s off the deep end and off to la-la land with State Sen. James Meeks.  Meeks is struggling to find support for his grand plan to encourage kids to stay home from school at the start of the school year.
From the Chicago Sun-Times:
State Sen. James Meeks (D-Chicago) met privately with the City Council’s Black Caucus [...]

August 13th, 2008
Categories: Chicago, Chicagoland, Democratic News, Education, Philosophical . Author: G . Comments: No Comments