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During the selling of #cpsclosings#BBB did say IPads & A/C were fundamentals not perks. We should have asked her where toiletpaper falls. —
30 min 24 sec ago
.@cassiecreswell@jenmcbgardens Wouldn't it be nice if principals had time for 'creative' curriculum & not on how to stretch supply of TP? —
37 min 39 sec ago
Just talked to parent at West Pullman. Track e. School is closing. She said lots of crying over there. She's hanging in. —
2 hours 2 min ago
Same with King, was for ericson, lots of scls that were in gentrifying n'hoods. —
2 hours 16 min ago
Peabody clearly a land grab like Lafayette. Expensive real estate, low inc pop of parents in scl. Clearing em out. —
2 hours 17 min ago
"Glad I took my kids here 5 yrs ago to see this school." Said he moved here from segreg small town and loved the diversity of n'hood. —
2 hours 21 min ago
He says "I think the board manipulated info to make this happen." Wasn't on our email list. —
2 hours 23 min ago
He says "I want to write an op-ed. This is so wrong." http://t.co/7C1HklaD9o —
2 hours 26 min ago
Goodbye Peabody. Walked in and saw someone I know who graduated in 1966. Wanted to see bldg agn. —
2 hours 29 min ago
Rally for funding and an honest school district this friday. Parents from closing, welcoming and cut scls will be there. 10am randolph/clark —
3 hours 52 sec ago