http://kool1017.com Sat, 18 May 2013 14:03:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://kool1017.com/chicago-public-schools-resort-to-bribing-parents-with-gift-cards-to-show-up-at-conferences-for-their-children-idea-is-the-brainchild-of-former-obama-administrator-rahm-emanuel/ http://kool1017.com/chicago-public-schools-resort-to-bribing-parents-with-gift-cards-to-show-up-at-conferences-for-their-children-idea-is-the-brainchild-of-former-obama-administrator-rahm-emanuel/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:15:33 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=101839 How sad is this?  Public schools in Chicago were having a tough time getting parents to show up at conferences for their children.  So, they've started bribing them with gift cards in an effort to increase attendance

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