Pen Thought 1
“Keep your mind off things that don’t require it.” My typewriters are packed away currently, so I was left with my pen. The ink is my current favorite: 0.4mm Zebra Sarasa. As you can see, […]
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Typewriter Thought It was Still Early in the Morning
Dear Failure, My name is attempts And there are millions of me.
Help Write the People’s Promise Platform for the CPS Elected Board of Education – JUNE 17, 3PM @ 1100 W. Thorndale, Rewired Cafe
Hello, and thank you for everything you have already done. We are on the move. Please join me in crafting a People’s Platform that will uphold the Promise that by the time the first Kindergartners […]
Daniel Steven Kleinman for Chicago Board of Education (CPS) – Share The Promise
Participate in the People’s Promise Platform for the CPS Chicago Elected Board of Education! Send your comment! I have a meeting with CPS leadership scheduled for June and I am in conversations with much of […]
Bill for Paid Chicago School Board Constituent Staff Filed! HB 1597!
At it again! Last session ended before we could secure a vote on this important bill. So let’s go! HB 1597 ensures that the volunteer members of Chicago’s Elected School Board will have paid staff […]
Type writer Thought the twenty fourth of 12.
When it rains in Chicago, we hurry; when it’s cold, we trudge.
These Stories Amazing: Part 1 Chapter 5. An Opening.
I can imagine how it looked from her side. She did not understand the request. She heard it, she just did not understand it. There was a voice that echoed through some sort of radio […]
Typewriter Thought, After a While,
I haven’t shared any of my typings in a while. But, Perhaps, “Because,” and “Nu-uh” have been the best argument after all. So if you’re a fan following, here it is. Number one hundred something.
UPDATE: Representatives Theresa Mah and Lindsey LaPointe Commit Support to HB 5815
The support is growing. HB 5815 is the next step the chicago elected school board needs. The board’s ability to hire its own staff must be guaranteed. Without this, the board will be too weak […]
Elected School Board next-steps Legislation! Back to the Capitol! To Springfield tomorrow, Tuesday, for HB 5815! Be ready.
I will post updates. Last week we won the first committee assignment. We are building votes quickly. We will coordinate what we can. We just have to keep pushing. It is Too important. And so […]
Dear Representative, Thankful for you, and your staff/Imagine the single working parent serving on the Chicago School Board with no staff,
Dear Representative, I can think of another thing for which I am thankful: Your staff. Your legislative aid holds your Springfield office together and your constituent service staff are always sensitive to local needs. But […]
UPDATE: HB 5815 for School Board Steps now filed in Illinois Senate! SB 4247 by Senator Martwick.
News From The Public Education Legislative Front— Just in time to prepare for the second week of Veto Session, when the Illinois State Chambers will return to Springfield for the last time of 2022, Senator […]
Breaking: Senator Martwick commits to filing Senate Bill version to Pass School Board Common Sense Next Steps: HB5815
Passing HB5815, the common sense next step for the elected school board, providing them a staff, is one step closer! Thank you Senator Martwick!
Release: CPS Elected School Board, Mayor already Destroying. —Chicago Sun Times
We knew it. The Mayor of Chicago and City Council will do everything it can to Crush the Upcoming Elected School Board. Tell your rep to support HB5815.
National drop in Academic Performance only proves one thing: Teachers are undervalued.
While everyone plays the blame game, they overlook this simple quotation: The declines don’t mean that students failed to learn anything or forgot things they already knew between 2019 and 2022. Rather, students did learn […]
Because Grammar is the OG of Coding.
And sometimes when you care to use it, you find that it can be music.
And So We Will Go To Springfield. The School Board is In The House! Join us on Nov 15 or 16!!
We just have to keep pushing. It is Too important. And so We’re going to Springfield. . This is not a protest. Don’t expect to protest. This is an opportunity for us neighborhood folk to […]
“Dear Representative, I am a constituent who supports HB5815– it is the next step our elected school board needs. Sincerely, (you)!”
We have it: HB5815. AN ACT concerning education. It is time! We have stood together on education efforts for ages. I’m still in it if you are! 3 easy steps. 1. Find whom your state […]
Bill Filing Next Week! Get readyyyyyyyyy to Call Your Representative!!! #ElectedSchoolBoard
We have a bill. It is simple, but powerful. Let’s guarantee that the all volunteer board is sufficiently staffed. It is now time. We have to move. The Elected School Board is a tremendous victory, […]
#Typewriter Thought Six Years Ago
09/12/16 If you are not ready to be honest to another then you are not yet ready to be honest with yourself. Be the dreams you have.
Legislators: I did as you asked! CPS leadership did not reply!
Dear Representatives, I am writing to you to follow up on our previous conversations and correspondence: With regards to needed legislation to be the next steps in implementing Chicago’s upcoming Elected School Board, I have […]
Typewriter Thought 21eighttwenty2
Words used like daggers have a habit of stabbing back.
Representative Guerrero-Cuellar Looking to Bring CPS to the Table to Discuss Elected School Board “Next Steps”
Legislation to codify a staff position for each Board Member of the Chicago Elected School Board has been drafted by Representative La Shawn Ford. Representative Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar is expressing that next steps are needed in […]
Representative Will Guzzardi Commits Co-Sponsorship of Ford Bill, Next Steps for Elected School Board Law
CHICAGO- During consideration late Wednesday, Representative Will Guzzardi (D-39) committed to cosponsoring the first elected school board next step bill, drafted by Representative La Shawn Ford. The bill will establish a staff member for each […]
Early movement on bill draft for paid school board staff update
I am excited to share this update regarding the movement on our bill language to codify a staff member for elected school board members. As reference, The full draft language, submitted by Representative La Shawn […]
Release: State Representative La Shawn K Ford Joined by Local School Activist Daniel Steven Kleinman, Push Bills to Strengthen Future Elected School Board
Chicago, IL – Tuesday, July 26th Illinois State Representative La Shawn K Ford (D-8th) and Local School Activist Daniel Steven Kleinman (formally of Senn HS LSC and of Disney Magnet ES LSC) Announce First of […]
Legislators! Give the Power to Create Pay Stipends for Local School Council Members to the Elected School Board!
None know more about all that is required to educate our children than the engaged members of the Local School Councils. These elected bodies know the immediate needs of a school more than down town […]
Illinois Legislators: Upcoming Chicago School Board Isn’t Paid. Their Staff Should Be. Sponsor This Bill!!
Illinois Law Makers: I applaud your legislative efforts that made the Elected School Board Possible. But we cannot stop here. Every compromise creates a framework for further progress. So for Veto Session or immediately in […]
Bow Tie Friday, July 8, 2022
A reason to smile? Because I double dog dare you! Dooooo it. Smiling is what occurs on a #BowtieFriday! Show the teeth and flex those cheeks, it’s Happy Bow Tie Friday! Perhaps Sometimes you need […]
He Earned it. I was there: Congratulations Daniel “Pogo” Pogorzelski, new Water Reclamation District Commissioner!
Not everyone who’s been in the fight then is still in the fight now. There’s a few greats. Some have been elected and are leading the cause in their respective chambers. Dan and I first […]
Advocating for a decade. How I use my own education to volunteer for equitable education.
I am a graduate of Loyola University Chicago; First for my Bachelor’s in English and then again for my certificate in Paralegal Corporate Practices, I found the experiences challenging, impactful, and fruitful. But attending, loving […]
Bow Tie Friday! June 10, 2022
Oh My, Oh My, Here We are Again! It’s #bowtiefriday, where’s it been? But on a day like today there’s only one thing left to say: We Made It! #LookingAhead Congratulations and keep it going!
I have Conflicted thoughts on School Fundraisers: Wealthy school areas can give more to those whom already have more— but buy-in is important and key
School fundraisers are great events. They build buy in for the school, literally. It helps create pride for the school. It creates passionate ownership. And usually, they are a great time for the students. And […]
Daniel Kleinman, Community Representative to Disney Magnet Elementary – Signing off. Not with the message I had hoped.
This is not what I wanted my final farewell to my neighbors— my constituents— to be about. My term ends today, as I move out of my district. But 2 weeks ago, a child at […]
I don’t like memorizing life. I like life, so I remember it. Senn Student School Store.
I believe in rewarding student achievement much more than demoralizing frustrating efforts. 9 years ago, I was amazed by Senn High School students, led by their student LSC representative, petitioned the council for a start […]
CPS Data Breach… let me really quickly say how this is worse than it looks:
Because CPS pays hundreds of vendors a year. How many of these vendors are given data or access to it? At what point do parents sign a waiver or give permission or supply consent for […]
#BowtieFriday! February 26, 2016
Missed posting on Friday, so how about this for a bit of trivia? How many years ago was my first #BowtieFriday? Six! #damndaniel
Typewriter Thought October Third Twenty Sixteen. Yeesh.
Today I found this in my archive: #TypewriterThought Perhaps more destructive than a world war among nations would be a world war within nations.
Dear Community Members of our Disney Neighborhoods, Thank you.
Thank you. As my family finalizes our move-in date to our next Chicago neighborhood and chapter together, I can only say what a pleasure and honor it has been to serve and represent your interests […]
Heartbreaking. Maddening. Exhausting. A Gun Discharged in a Backpack, Today, at Disney. A student hit. Teachers reacted appropriately.
Update: I have received word that a student was hit and injured. As a Community Representative on the Local School Council, This is not an effort to raise alarm. This is a post to raise […]
My idea for the car of the future. No rows of seats. One ball instead of 4 wheels. Because LiDAR will drive it.
A car that drives itself with LiDAR won’t need 2 rows of seats and would only need one sidewalk-side door. And I bet a gyroscopic big ball will be more functional than four wheels.
#BowtieFriday, May 13, 2022
Whoa!! Be proud of yourself! You made it! Here we are: another Bow Tie Friday! Let’s make it a great one!
Sport Opportunities are Good Opportunities: CPS received partnership to teach kids golf
I have never held a golf club, but that does not mean I do not believe CPS students should’t have access to them! Hurray for such partnerships. We need more of them. Now if only […]
Don’t Ignore! Hancock Prep made the city softball playoffs. But CPS couldn’t get them to the field.
What a sham!! Priorities! Students don’t forget that they were forgotten. A real shame. And with such simple solutions. We on local school counsels worked on all types of volunteer initiatives to enable students’ engagement. […]
Growing in elementary and high school, I understood first hand the need for mental and emotional support. This is a good thing, CPS. And the need for Social Workers.
WTTW —. Chicago Public Schools this month is launching a new initiative aimed at addressing students’ emotional, psychological and social health as rates of depression and hopelessness have spiked in teens nationwide. As part of […]
BowTieFriday May 6, 2022
A little fog and rain never kept a Bow Tie Friday away! It’s here, Only Because: We Made It!! Happy Bow Tie Friday! Want to join?? I shop around, but here are some links I […]
CPS Disgraceful Flouting of Democratic Voices: Doesn’t Care About Jones College Prep Vote, Regardless. CPS CEO Pedro Martinez: Don’t dismiss democracy!!
It is the fundamental intent of the State of Illinois that Local School Councils should have oversight of their schools. And yet, CPS doesn’t care. Actually, it worse: CPS actively and intentionally subverts and undermines […]
May Day: it’s Who Chicago Is
Get up! Get down! Chicago is a union town! It was meaningful to March on May Day 2011. Chicago was in a place of deep and uncertain transition with the insert of a new mayor. […]
#BowtieFriday!! April 29, 2022
Quick! Look behind you! It’s all of this last week!! Because you made it! Happy Bow Tie Friday! Make it as good as you’d like,
I don’t like memorizing life; I like life, and so I remember it: installment: Karen Lewis
We never met. I stood next to her several times but we never exchanged words. My loss. I remember thinking years earlier with a few friends back in the latter days of his tenure, that […]
CPS Schools Should Never Have Had to Compete Against Each Other for Resources. And the Fix Needs to be Better, but Without Input Hope Looks Grim
Walt Disney Elementary is an amazing school. It’s fine arts concentration competes with all in the district. Disney has not always been a Level 1 elementary school. I had the honor of serving on a […]
Pound the Pavement that You Believe In: I canvass for education advocates, like Senator Rob Martwick and Representative Lindsey LaPointe.
I am proud of my experience advocating for candidates who fight for accountable democracy in Chicago’s public education system, from policy to politics. People are what can make this work. I am proud of my […]
#BowtieFriday April 22, 2022
Yes, yes, yes we did! We made it!! Enjoy your victory! Happy Bow tie Friday!
We just certified our election results! No one stormed the school! All politics is glocal.
Every effort of democracy is within the larger context of the societal experiment of power Every effort of democracy is within the larger context of the societal experiment of power embedded in the people. In […]
Chicago Tribune: You Can Vote in Local School Council Wednesday (Elementary) and Thursday (High School)
The Chicago Trib knows it’s stuff and it knows you should vote in tomorrow’s LSC elections. Take ownership of our schools. Uniforms? Books? Computers? Principal Contracts? Teacher positions? Your vote tomorrow will help shape all […]
#BowtieFriday April 15!
We made it! A great way to start the day on the CTA! Make it a good one!
6 Days Until First Local School Council Election Day
Amazed by everyone who is on the ballots of LSCs across Chicago. Amazing. Candidates: you have six days. If you would like some tips: I am glad you’re here. We need you. Time to take […]
Typewriter Thought 102 of Three Sixty Five twotwo
Almost always. Your stress is only as powerful as you are.
Chicago Public Schools mistakenly received $87
million in aid — Illinois State Board of Education
to Recoup and Redistribute the money
They bet on our students and they lost. Now our students will pay the price. The system is broken. https://www.asumag.com/facilities-management/business-finance/article/21238617/chicago-schools-mistakenly-received-87-million-in-aid-because-of-states-miscalculation As if we all predicted:
CPS is Gambling with Students and that means we All lose
We are told to accept CPS funding formulas just “because that’s the way it’s done.” Please. This is not how it Should be done. And we should work to change this: CPS gave us no […]
Happy #BowTieFriday! #WeMADEit #MakeitAGoodone #ohyesYouCan – April 8, 2022
What makes a great day better? Celebrating together!! Good morning and haply bow tie Friday!
It can be done! Full Ballots For Local School Council Elections!
Do it, Chicago! “The late push resulted in 6,129 candidates running for LSCs, enough so that more than 96% of schools have enough people to fill open seats and meet quorum requirements next year, the […]
“As if our students and schools haven’t been through enough the last two years, CPS & Mayor Lightfoot hit our schools with another blow: $42M in budget cuts.” – RHY IL
Raise Your Hand Illinois is one of my most trusted and admired education advocacy group in Illinois. They are doing a terrific job organizing. Use this link to join the cause: https://www.ilraiseyourhand.org/action-items/nocpscuts
1,500 students. Over 65% Black and Latinx, over 10% Asian/Pacific: CPS Expects Me to Decide Next Year’s Budget for these Students and they Haven’t Even Shown Me the Numbers Yet.
The vote is scheduled for tomorrow. Updates to come.
Dear Chicagoans Not Yet Deeply Involved in the Fight for our Public Education: CPS Has Asked The Council and Me to Pass an Entire Budget for Our School in less than 72 Hours. P.S. They’re professional managers. I am a volunteer public servant.
I do not know what more I can add. Chicago Public Schools is continuing its deliberate and designed divestment from our schools in favor of advocating for school options that promote less equitable opportunities. Case […]
Labor Victories: The News That Makes Me Optimistic For The Future.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-workers-union-victory-bolsters-revitalized-labor-movement-11648904400 The Labor Movement is the Story of the American Movement. The very experience of our Republic is empirically entwined with the objection of unabridged capitalism — we at our root core object to overarching […]
#BowtieFriday, April 1, 2022
No foolin’! We made it!! Have a good one today and , why not? Have a good day tomorrow, too!
March 30. Happy best worst day, us. #WorldBipolarDay
To those of us Starting and Ending each day with the same slight advantage in an un-winnable game— it is nice to think we are playing on the same team. #bipolartogether If you or someone […]
#Typewriter Thought Well Wishes For the Cold First Days of Spring
May the wind off the lakeGale while you sleepbe replaced by the sunwhen you awake.AChicago Blessing.
#Bowtiefriday March 25, 2022, We Made It!!
Oh yes we did! While I am at work, and typing away, I can still take a moment away just to say Hey! Its Bow tie Friday! Celebrate! So happy for another, and looking forward […]
On this, CPS is correct: entering the skilled trades is a career path incredibly rewarding, incredibly overlooked.
Actually, chicago used to have trade and technology schools. The geniuses of the 1990 young neoliberals agreeing with the 1990 old Reganright produced what became referred to positively as “school reform.” Schooling became about testing […]
Atlanta Journal Constitution Publishes the Truth: Diverse Public School Education Opportunities Only Strengthens the District.
I agree wholeheartedly with this opinion piece. Returning graduates into a teaching program makes perfect sense. Hire great teachers, retain teachers that are familiar with their community, and grow a direct pipeline into a body […]
The definition of Irony is: Mr. Tucker “I’m So Oppressed that I can Say what ever Trash I want and that is why I Love Putin” Carlson
Nothing beats oppression like the first amendment. It is the first amendment that is allowing Mr. Tucker to say what he wants in America about America, about Ukraine. He can say all of this without […]
In case you missed it, UofC proved it: CPS’ Most Ardent Policy is Segregation
I remember serving as Policy Director for the strong community organizing and activist non-profit, Action Now. Their blue shirts are still visible at many Social Justice efforts. When Rahm Emanuel closed 50 schools over one […]
What Real Repression of Free Speech Looks Like.
See image. Courtesy of Russia.
Typewriter Thoughts 220311
Truth begets truth. That’s the only un-lie. And in a world of post-truth a word like un-lie is necessary. The loudest of lies can be drowned by a whisper of truth.
“Former CPS chief Janice Jackson rules out running for mayor”. —- good.
She should not and would not be what the city needs. And kudos to Ms Jackson for knowing it. I do agree with the below; given the nature of the new CPS CEO finding fewer […]
Local School Council Filing Extended to March 9! Want Candidate Tips? I’ve had 3 at-large elections.
Local School Council election filings have been extended to 3/9. At-large community members who reside within the school’s attendance area or voting district boundaries, as well as parents, staff, and students in their respective school […]
Education Secretary Not Running for Mayor—- good.
Arne Duncan, former Education Secretary under President Barack Obama and former CEO of CPS announced that he will not be a candidate for Chicago’s mayor in the 2023 election. I think this is a good […]
CPS. Caring 70%.
There is not a cost problem at CPS. But I agree that CPS does not currently afford the costs of fully funded classrooms. That is the critics lie. The tool of a critic is cynicism. […]
I wish he would read this Dear Mr Pedro Martinez, CEO of CPS letter
Dear My Fellow Chicagoan, Your actions to compel teachers to work with less is misdirected away from what should be your true goal: Your true goal should be To compel the Mayor, the city council, […]
Today’s Read: CPS Taking Student Applications For Program That Aims to Increase Educator Diversity
CPS on Tuesday announced it is now accepting applications for its Teach Chicago Tomorrowprogram, a district initiative offering post-graduate learning opportunities to help boost diversity among district teachers. Teach Chicago Tomorrow is a partnership between […]
Today’s Read: Welcome to Harriet Tubman Elementary of Lakeview!
This is the first time a CPS school has been renamed. How appropriate. A school once named after a biologist who argued of inherent racial inequality is now appropriately named after Harriet Tubman. “Having her […]
LUC Pride! We won, but we prayed for Justice first.
Loyola Chicago has an ad campaign about a commitment to social Justice. I buy it. I do wonder how many other D1 teams pray before each game for equity in refereeing and Justice in the […]
It has been a joy and a privilege, but I am moving to Edgewater and will not be able to run at Disney again. You have 20 days to file to replace me.
Neighbors— what a joy it has been. It has been so easy to get to love our area because of how much care we all take to promote good in our community. Common care shows. […]
Morning Read: Austin News Reporting – The Legendary coach of Marshall High School
“When we first started, we had nothing,” she said of her early coaching days. “We started to sell M&M’s to get uniforms and shoes. Anything the kids needed. And we used those same resources as […]
Win for Disney, Win for our Neighborhood! Parking will Finally be Coming!
It has been announced to us that we have now received the green light from CPS Legal to proceed with a contract to re-open our parking lot off of Clarendon Avenue. We expect full operation […]
26 Days to Decide to Help our Schools
Good luck. We could use a good pilot like you.
Typewriter Thought ohTwo oh3 twenty-2
All codes are easy. Our speech is not amazing, but that we understand each other at all.
29 Days to file for Local School Council 2022 (LSC)!
Are you or someone you know encouraged to be an elected official who takes care of our schools? I really hope so. I made this pdf hoping it will make a few things easier for […]
Today’s read: Bills to address teacher shortages advance
The Senate Education Committee unanimously endorsed two bills that would allow retired teachers to work as substitutes more days in a school year without losing any of their pension benefits. https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/bills-to-address-teacher-shortages-advance Today this does make […]
I Agree with the Sun-Times on this: Prioritize limited Bussing resources for Students most in need of them.
I don’t like the phrase: “There is an achievement gap.” In my years of working with teachers and administrators, I have come to believe that the gap is not achievements, as this is a false […]
Chicago Public Schools, We Need To Figure This Out— not even a giant carpool phone-tree yet?
There are not nearly enough CPS busses for all the students who deserve them —well beyond how few busses there are for those students who not only deserve them but need them, (in a truly […]
Local School Council Elections: Less Than 40 Days Left To File: Here’s How To Run For Local School Council
Tell someone. There are 38 days for additional leaders to step up. Many seats are won by only a few votes. You can do it. Here’s how. Because it’s about the city we love. Strong […]
Agreed with Sun Times Editorial
I agree with Principal Lavin on this one – “We all wanted this to be the year we get back to normal, but it isn’t. We have to reframe. The goal this year is to […]
Even the moon looked cold,
Good morning Chicago Winter,
Bullying is Serious. More must be done against overlooked Gender-identity bullying.
Reported here on NBC 5 Chicago It is true that experiencing student physical bullying at school may have different effects on a student’s development than experiencing psychological and emotional bullying at the school. But just […]
Called it. Didn’t we all.
Amazing work by CPS Dad Jakob Ondrey and deep respect to him for his pursuit of transparency. His research exposes the dubious nature that CPS approaches our own schools. Their numbers were wrong (Read here […]