George Schmidt died peacefullySubstance editor George Schmidt died at home on Sept. 17 after a brief battle with lung cancer, complicated by a series of strokes. He was 71.
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A lifetime of serviceUnion activist, journalist and retired Chicago public school teacher George N. Schmidt was the editor of Substance, which he helped found in 1975. The paper was in print until 2012, and has been an online . . . | |  |
Songs about working class and unions[The following article was originally published on Labor Day, 2011.]
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A final 'Labor Day' reminder... from 'The Ballad of Pretty Boy Floyd'-- 'some will rob you with a six-gun, and some with a fountain pen...'[The following article was published on Labor Day, 2014.]
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Substance urges CORE members to slate Michael Brunson for presidentA special meeting "for the specific purpose of discussing the upcoming vacancies for Chicago Teachers Union Officers and CTU Trustees" of CORE members will be held on Sunday, Aug. 26 at 4 p.m. at the . . . | |  |
Union busting by CTU leadership a bad reality in the post-Janus era...While the majority of working class leaders in July 2018 are going to work hard to build (and in some cases rebuilt) unions for both the public and private sectors, a radical problem (or "issue" . . . | Article | |
BOARDWATCH: Chicago Board of Education's June 2018 meetingThe monthly meeting of the Chicago Board of Education was as tumultuous as such meetings have been lately, with the Board continuing to hold fast to its policies as much as possible, despite widespread criticisms . . . | Article | |
Test sanity increases as University of Chicago drops SAT and ACT as an application requirement...Some of the biggest news to hit the Education in the USA in June 2018 is that the University of Chicago is eliminating the requirement that students applying for admission to the College of the . . . | Article | |  |
Charter schools now leading Chicago and New Orleans in Jim Crow schools...At one time charter schools were viewed by some in the media and in the corporate "school reform" leadership as a way of providing educational equity and choice for parents and students. Many in those . . . | Article | |  |
The Sex Abuse Scandal Exposed by Tribune Reporters Have Caused an Outcry...but much more needs to be done...June began with another scandal for Chicago Public Schools: an expose by the Chicago Tribune of sex abuse and assaults by employees of CPS students. The media has been instrumental in getting Chicago Public Schools . . . | Article | |  |
Inspector General's latest report shows more about the corruption of Rahm's CPS administration under 'BBB'...The corruptions of the administration of Barbara Byrd Bennett, the second "Chief Executive Officer" of Chicago Public Schools appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, has been further exposed in a report by the CPS Inspector General, . . . | Article | |
Claypool and his cronies were as corrupt -- maybe more -- as Barbara Byrd Bennett, but so far no complete examination has been made of that era during the administration of Rahm EmanuelWhile many long time Board watchers were pleased to read the additional news of corruption during the regime of Barbara Byrd Bennett, the public still awaits a complete expose of the corruptions of Forrest Claypool . . . | Article | |
BOARDWATCH: May meeting of the Chicago Board of EducationThe Chicago Board of Education (BOE) held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at 42 West Madison Street, Chicago, lower level. All current Board members were present: Mark Furlong, Alejandra Garza, Jaime Guzman, . . . | Article | |
Philadelphia learns the hard way about Aspira charter schools, it's deja deja again as Phildelphia's auditor exposes corruption at the city's Aspira charter schools...A recent note from Philadelphia shows that the "Chicago Model" for corporate school reform should be avoided at all costs. Philadelphia is now learning the hard way that Aspira charter schools are corrupt and bad . . . | |
BOARDWATCH... Board's May 2018 meeting faces major issues with evasions...The Chicago Board of Education (BOE) held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at 42 West Madison Street, Chicago, lower level. All current Board members were present: Mark Furlong, Alejandra Garza, Jaime Guzman, . . . | Article | |  |
History is still alive today... Labor Beat's 2015 story 'A Financial Crisis Created To Justify Cuts'... Video explaining how ruling class creates a crises to justify staff cuts remains alive and relevant today...In remembrance of Larry Duncan and in preparation for the attacks from employers on workers here is a great video made a few years ago on how employers create a crises that diverts money to . . . | Article | |
