Here it is. Teachers want to be evaluated based on: 1. Showing up for work roughly 8 months a year 2. Seniority 3. A few drop-in visits a year by the principal. The Chicago School Board wants to evaluate teachers based on their student’s test scores. If there are cut backs, they want to retain Read the full article…
According to Reuters GM is losing $49,000 on each Volt sold. This excludes the $7,500 you pay the buyer with your tax dollars. Or, in states like Colorada where they give an additionsl $6,000 tax incentive. The ObamaMobile is a bust. It’s Solyndra all over again. It’s the Post Office, Amtrak, Freddie, Fannie, the FHA and all Read the full article…
This is the Chicago Tribune headline: “Closings of Chicago sites cut carbon dioxide emissions.” Owned by Midwest Generation, the company confirmed their closing last week. At their peak, the two plants supplied power to roughly 1 million homes. In the past 2 1/2 years, 120 of the coutry’s 520 coal-fired plants have been closed. Buried in the story Read the full article…