I Have Faith in the Process, and my Morals Stand with SEIU Local 73

To me, the conclusion is obvious. People who take care of Chicago’s students as their job, as their livelihood, deserve to be treated as such. Earlier today I had one of those social media rant […]

Typewriter Thoughts I Wrote Before my Birthday

I actually wrote a whole year’s worth of typewriter thoughts before my birthday, but these two are most recent and appear on the same page. Perhaps relatedly, that made them easiest to post. Life is […]

Democracy is Throwing me a Birthday Party and You’re Invited, too!

But there will be no cake. Only roll call votes. No music, only motions. And You’re Invited! Especially if you would like to make a public comment and participate in furthering Disney Magnet Elementary School. […]

Any Election is better than No Election when it comes to Chicago’s Schools

We all care about Chicago’s public school system and all of whom it serves. I believe that right now is our chance to reform CPS into an elected, rather than an appointed, School Board. I […]

My 2019 Statement of Economic Interest in Chicago Public Schools CPS

But in case you are extremely bored or extremely acute in your quest for local transparency, here’s the full report you can download. I’ll cut to the chase: I answered “no,” for pretty much every […]

The New American Dream is a Shared One; so I wrote it on a napkin- Happy Birthday US

The American Dream cannot be based any longer on individuality; the New American Dream is a Shared One. And I was lucky enough to briefly see the Fourth of July skyline while up there with […]