The January 2019 Issue of Substance
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Stories and tributes about George Schmidt available on October 2018 Substance homepage
The October 2018 Substance News homepage is devoted to stories and comments about editor George N. Schmidt, who died on Sept. 17, 2018. Stories about George’s personal life appear on the left column of the . . .
John Dewey's Educational Creed (posted on Substance, Jan. 11, 2018)
It's been years since the logo of the Chicago Union Teacher newspaper (now a magazine) included words from John Dewey, and there was never an explanation of why those words were removed.
But as . . .
Chicago City Council passes resolution honoring the life and memory of George N. Schmidt
WHEREAS, The members of this chamber were saddened to learn of the death on Sept. 17, 2018, at age 71, of George Neil Schmidt, a Chicago teacher, journalist and union leader who fought tirelessly to . . .
While illuminating major problems with CTU practices, Joseph McDermott's officer slating survey responses for CORE show his qualifications
Serious ethical lapses, violations to the constitution and irregular political practices of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) leadership are evident in a letter to CORE (Caucus of Rank and File Educators) members and survey responses . . .
Report of the CTU’s House of Delegates meeting held on January 9, 2019
The pre-meeting open mike Question and Answer period began on time at 4:15 p.m..
1. A delegate stated that the only productive time at the House meetings were in the pre-meeting Q and . . .
Chicago Teachers Union failed to pay staff pension payments in 2018 and 2017
In an accidental investigation of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) finances, Substance News has uncovered through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that pension payments to the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund (CTPF) for CTU staff . . .
Norm-referenced tests still being used to make high-stakes decisions
Setting up many students for failure, the Chicago public schools uses the NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) as a high-stakes test. It’s impossible for all test takers to score well. Despite being reasonably well-informed . . .
