Hitting Left

This week Mike and Fred Klonsky spend the hour with Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Jennings Lewis. We talk about our experiences in the classroom, education and union politics, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Governor Bruce Rauner and the budget mess in Springfield. Karen Lewis talks about who has influenced her education thinking, the nature of social justice unionism and the relationship between the local and national unions. Lewis talks about the business model and student evaluation the Teach for America. We hear from the band, Jackass Magnets.

Conversation, interview and music. In-studio guest is Matt Farmer. Lawyer, parent education activist and musician performing his latest song, Alternative Facts. Interview with Yonatan Shipira, former Israeli air force pilot and current peace activist. Conversation between brothers Mike and Fred Klonsky, bloggers and activists. Includes topics: Betsy DeVos, charter schools, teacher unions, Chicago public schools, Milo Yianopoulos, Democrats and more.