By chance, Ben began the day seeing an on-this-day-picture from 2015 of Troy LaRaviere on stage at the Hideout with the great Karen Lewis. That gets Ben & Troy--president of the Chicago Principals Association--talking about then v. now. Have we regressed as a civilization? Troy analyzes the Republican proposal to put armed teachers in the classroom. Then Troy gives everyone a budget lesson in school finances, as he explain the not-so-hidden agenda of the mayor and her educational allies. And, finally, a word or two about House Music.

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