Here’s what’s weird. One of Noble’s biggest backers—the network even named a school after him—is hedge-fund gazillionaire Bruce Rauner, who happens to be the leading Republican candidate for governor.
He’s also on the board of New Schools for Chicago and is a big backer of Stand for Children.
Rauner vows to be even tougher on teachers than Mayor Emanuel—if that’s possible. He says that if he’s elected, he’ll make big cuts in pensions that will affect teachers at all schools.
So a word of warning, charter teachers: beware of your friends.
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