The June 2023 Issue of Substance
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Substance News editorship returns to Schmidt family
Steinmetz High School teacher Sharon Schmidt, the widow of Substance founder and long-time editor George Schmidt, has returned to edit Substance beginning May 1, 2023. She had previously served as editor from October 2018 through . . .
Avoiding Deenan's crap
I often read the other side and thank Szalai for helping me avoid Deneen's crap. I live 25 miles from the Middlebury College he so decries – in a rural village, where, I'd tell him, . . .
A tale of two teachers unions: Comparing the influence of progressive CTU with tepid UFT
I was asked to write an article for New York monthly The Indypendent on the differences between the left wing teacher unions in Chicago and Los Angeles compared to the UFT. I didn't have the . . .
How Illinois cut teacher and public worker pensions without a fight
[This article was originally published on May 23 at Second City Teachers.]
The typical deal that screws working people and benefits the rich in Springfield gets done behind closed doors.
Former Illinois . . .
CTU beginning Tier Two pension fight that divides teachers union
[This article was originally published in Second City Teachers.]
I was in Springfield on April 27 for a lobbying day organized by the CTU. The main thrust of our visit was to contact . . .
CTU communications regarding Tier Two pension history
[The following article was published by CTU Communications on Sept. 16, 2022, and titled "You deserve your retirement. Let’s fix Tier Two and anti-teacher social security provisions."]
Everyone deserves a secure retirement, especially those . . .
