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Author Archives: Steve Reick
“Culturally Responsive Teaching” Standards: Whether They’re Adopted Is Up To You
In my last blog post, I discussed the “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards” which have been promulgated by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and which will be considered by JCAR at its February meeting. Rather than reinventing … Continue reading
“Culturally Responsive Teaching” – Putting Activism Before Learning
Writing in Education Week last February, Bettina Love, professor at the University of Georgia and co-founder of the Abolitionist Teaching Network, declared that “Anti-racist teaching is not a teaching approach or method, it is a way of life.” That thinking … Continue reading
Dems Create Circular Firing Squad With the Speaker in the Middle
For years, the Illinois Republican electoral playbook seemed to have had only one play: “Madigan up the Gut”, and for years they kept getting tackled for a loss (Go Bears!). Republicans ran the same play again this year, but for … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 Election, Uncategorized
Tagged Illinois General Assembly, J.B. Pritzker, Michael Madigan
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Mask Wearing: Lessons from the NBA, NHL and MLB
On Tuesday, I voted as a member of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) to suspend an emergency rule issued by the Department of Public Health (DPH) which adds language to enforce the Governor’s statewide emergency order on face … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, State Government, Uncategorized
Tagged COVID-19, Masks, MLB, NBA, NHL
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Silence is Corruption – Time for Dems to Break Their Silence on Speaker Madigan
Once again the smell of corruption is wafting through the Illinois House of Representatives. This time the smell is coming from the office of the Speaker, who’s been subpoenaed as part of a bribery investigation involving Com Ed. While he … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 Election, Corruption
Tagged Brian Sager, J.B. Pritzker, Michael Madigan, Public Corruption
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