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Author Archives: Brandon Johnson

Posted inOpinion

West Side needs investment, not UN occupation

by Brandon Johnson January 24, 2018February 10, 2021

At this time last year, President Donald Trump took another potshot at Chicago’s crime rate by threatening a takeover, tweeting “I will send in the Feds!” if Chicago’s epidemic of violence couldn’t be contained.

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We need a moratorium on charter schools in Chicago

by Brandon Johnson March 26, 2013February 10, 2021
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Disappearing acts: The decline of black teachers

by Brandon Johnson January 30, 2013February 10, 2021
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The public schools Austin’s students deserve

by Brandon Johnson July 11, 2012February 10, 2021

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