Last Updated: Aug 31, 2009
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Issue no. 852
Editorial
Editorial: Labor Day 2009: Fight for Our Own Recovery
Pages 2-3
Health Insurance: Less Care, More Profit
Endangering Health to Cut Costs
Why Are Detroit Schools Broke?
L.A. Charter Schools for the Mayor’s Cronies
Baltimore – The Rich Get Richer ...
Chicago: Furloughs & Subsidies
Prince George County MD: Turn This Bus Around
Pages 4-5
Afghanistan: Democratic Elections Are a Farce
U.S. Forces Still Operating in Baghdad
Swiss Bank Secrecy Alive and Well
Pages 6-7
Haiti: Workers’ Voices Are Heard
Ford Faces a Problem Extorting More Concessions
Page 8
Give Raises Where Raises Are Due
Baltimore Schools Fail
Aug 31, 2009
With schools starting, retailers already said parents would not spend as much money this year as before.
In these bad economic times, parents are buying expensive supplies for our children, class sizes are up, and after school programs are being cut. Baltimore City teacher pay is frozen. But School Superintendent Alonso is getting a $29,000 bonus on top of his $250,000 salary.
What kind of educational system takes from the children to reward an already overpaid jerk?




