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More than 84% of the children in the chicago public schools qualify for the free and reduced lunch program. 50% of the children are african-american, something like 45% are hispanic. that would make you think that who lives in chicago? where did all the white kids go? well they have opted out of the system because it's a terrible system. so you have poor minority children who are left with a system without resources. teachers telling me -- and there's one here you that spoke with already, diane muhammad. we saw her on the picket line. she talked about working in subjects outside of her subject...

The contract we passed, which was groundbreaking could be a model for the rest of the country and we're excited to talk, you know, across the nation about it. >> what's the most important part of that model you laid out there? >> i think it's exactly what mika was saying, it's a contract that is focused on kids and student achievement first. so it priority sizes the performance and effectiveness of teachers above their seniority -- >> how do you do that in, let's say, really difficult districts with really tough schools. shouldn't teachers that go in and work with under-performing students be ...

Having me. >> okay. so the first line in your op ed is should ignorant people be allowed to vote? ouch. >> yes. it's ouch, but i tell you, that the spirit of the column, the ideas that i'm pushing, are not as mean-spirited as that initial question. the word ignorant has been boiled down to just meaning an unsophisticated person. what i'm just saying something you don't know, one subject area you don't know a lot about that is the ignorant part. >> the less educated voter. but you say that politicians are taking advantage of these particular types of voters how? >> because they know they are ea...

Progressives. subject area, american history, progressive era. unit summary, progressivism was a reform movement that sought to correct the evils of big business practices, industrialization and unsanitary conditions brought about by urbanization. students will be able to see that the progressive leaders have come from different fields to reform the problems caused by industrialization. students will also understand that progressives' presidents tried to bring about reforms to improve american society. students will analyze the extend to which progressivism has impacted the future of the unite...

Progressives. subject area, american history, progressive era. unit summary, progressivism was a reform movement that sought to correct the evils of big business practices, industrialization and unsanitary conditions brought about by urbanization. students will be able to see that the progressive leaders have come from different fields to reform the problems caused by industrialization. students will also understand that progressives' presidents tried to bring about reforms to improve american society. students will analyze the extend to which progressivism has impacted the future of the unite...