Inbound Ike
@inboundike.bsky.social
A generic Chicago-centered posting account.
Yeah, didn’t miss much by taking the to the zoo this morning.
October 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Yeah, didn’t miss much by taking the to the zoo this morning.
The Detroit Tigers are 1-7 since this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The Detroit Tigers are 1-7 since this moment.
She does identify Logan Sq as a “North Side” and not a “Northwest Side” or “West Side” neighborhood.
She is, in fact, correct in doing so.
She is, in fact, correct in doing so.
August 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
She does identify Logan Sq as a “North Side” and not a “Northwest Side” or “West Side” neighborhood.
She is, in fact, correct in doing so.
She is, in fact, correct in doing so.
Ewing spends a lot of time blending her own personal story into the book (and other writing about CPS), but her frequent references to how she went to “public school” get kind of grating when you remember she attended Northside Prep.
August 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Ewing spends a lot of time blending her own personal story into the book (and other writing about CPS), but her frequent references to how she went to “public school” get kind of grating when you remember she attended Northside Prep.
So she brings up protests against closures in Detroit, but with Detroit’s population cratering not expecting closures and mergers isn’t exactly realistic (it had also already been happening for a while there, both public and Catholic schools getting the axe well before 2017)…
August 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
So she brings up protests against closures in Detroit, but with Detroit’s population cratering not expecting closures and mergers isn’t exactly realistic (it had also already been happening for a while there, both public and Catholic schools getting the axe well before 2017)…
So I get the point being made here, but it’s interesting that small number of the kids who moved to higher performing schools did improve academically.
…a sign that school quality does indeed matter.
…a sign that school quality does indeed matter.
August 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
So I get the point being made here, but it’s interesting that small number of the kids who moved to higher performing schools did improve academically.
…a sign that school quality does indeed matter.
…a sign that school quality does indeed matter.
…though that’s largely because she chose to limit the scope of the book to focus on schools Bronzeville. I can’t really fault this choice since it does allow for a cleaner narrative. (More on this choice later)
August 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
…though that’s largely because she chose to limit the scope of the book to focus on schools Bronzeville. I can’t really fault this choice since it does allow for a cleaner narrative. (More on this choice later)
So the question of race is of course an important one. When the district went from 129 to 49 a lot of Latino schools on the initial list survived closure but Black schools did not. A lot of that was likely numbers-based but she didn’t really go into the topic of how schools were picked.
August 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
So the question of race is of course an important one. When the district went from 129 to 49 a lot of Latino schools on the initial list survived closure but Black schools did not. A lot of that was likely numbers-based but she didn’t really go into the topic of how schools were picked.
It would have been nice to have the author actually grapple with the question of what underutilization meant for the schools in question here, especially given the $1B deficit, but she really dodges this throughout the book.
August 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
It would have been nice to have the author actually grapple with the question of what underutilization meant for the schools in question here, especially given the $1B deficit, but she really dodges this throughout the book.
I was wondering if Ewing was going to discuss the district’s financial situation at the time, which was absolutely dire after Daley, and she does mention it on page 2, but from what I remember, this was the only time in the book it comes up.
August 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I was wondering if Ewing was going to discuss the district’s financial situation at the time, which was absolutely dire after Daley, and she does mention it on page 2, but from what I remember, this was the only time in the book it comes up.
Ok, onto the book:
First thing that jumped out at me was this quote by Rauner. Hilarious given he worked his kid into Payton Prep despite not exactly living in the district.
First thing that jumped out at me was this quote by Rauner. Hilarious given he worked his kid into Payton Prep despite not exactly living in the district.
August 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Ok, onto the book:
First thing that jumped out at me was this quote by Rauner. Hilarious given he worked his kid into Payton Prep despite not exactly living in the district.
First thing that jumped out at me was this quote by Rauner. Hilarious given he worked his kid into Payton Prep despite not exactly living in the district.
So hey, for anyone not still on that other site, I figure I’ll cross-post my “book club” over here too.
August 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So hey, for anyone not still on that other site, I figure I’ll cross-post my “book club” over here too.
This is the very serious person that the very serious people on this website thinks should represent the northern suburbs of Chicago.
August 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This is the very serious person that the very serious people on this website thinks should represent the northern suburbs of Chicago.
This is one of those bits of soccer trivia I’m mad that I don’t know the answer to. I tried a search for the history of “Rule 4” but can’t find specifics.
The fact that uniforms became less poncho-like in the 00s no doubt contributed.
The fact that uniforms became less poncho-like in the 00s no doubt contributed.
August 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is one of those bits of soccer trivia I’m mad that I don’t know the answer to. I tried a search for the history of “Rule 4” but can’t find specifics.
The fact that uniforms became less poncho-like in the 00s no doubt contributed.
The fact that uniforms became less poncho-like in the 00s no doubt contributed.
When I get an alert like this on Bluesky is that a lot of people liked one of my posts.
On Twitter it’s a sign that a lot of people are mad at me.
On Twitter it’s a sign that a lot of people are mad at me.
July 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
When I get an alert like this on Bluesky is that a lot of people liked one of my posts.
On Twitter it’s a sign that a lot of people are mad at me.
On Twitter it’s a sign that a lot of people are mad at me.
Seven seasons of this shit, and I blame Chicago.
July 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Seven seasons of this shit, and I blame Chicago.
In fairness here, this was SEPTA until 2024.
July 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In fairness here, this was SEPTA until 2024.
I enjoy how this crowd looks exactly like the stereotype of how you’d expect Ann Arbor NIMBYs to look like.
July 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I enjoy how this crowd looks exactly like the stereotype of how you’d expect Ann Arbor NIMBYs to look like.
Finally Twitter behaves like one of America’s legacy tech companies.
July 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Finally Twitter behaves like one of America’s legacy tech companies.
Looking around Logan is a great example of the problem. Chase is empty (one class/grade), Yates is empty and only two blocks from Moos. Darwin isn't exactly full.
If you want a visual: These are the 8 schools with the majorities of their boundaries in Logan:
(h/t @anthonymoser.com)
If you want a visual: These are the 8 schools with the majorities of their boundaries in Logan:
(h/t @anthonymoser.com)
June 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Looking around Logan is a great example of the problem. Chase is empty (one class/grade), Yates is empty and only two blocks from Moos. Darwin isn't exactly full.
If you want a visual: These are the 8 schools with the majorities of their boundaries in Logan:
(h/t @anthonymoser.com)
If you want a visual: These are the 8 schools with the majorities of their boundaries in Logan:
(h/t @anthonymoser.com)
I agree with this to an extent.
The way you see schools turn around is when well resourced families attend and put time and effort into the turnaround.
…and frankly there are a lot of vocally progressive education activists who wouldn’t touch these schools with a ten foot pole for their own kids.
The way you see schools turn around is when well resourced families attend and put time and effort into the turnaround.
…and frankly there are a lot of vocally progressive education activists who wouldn’t touch these schools with a ten foot pole for their own kids.
June 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I agree with this to an extent.
The way you see schools turn around is when well resourced families attend and put time and effort into the turnaround.
…and frankly there are a lot of vocally progressive education activists who wouldn’t touch these schools with a ten foot pole for their own kids.
The way you see schools turn around is when well resourced families attend and put time and effort into the turnaround.
…and frankly there are a lot of vocally progressive education activists who wouldn’t touch these schools with a ten foot pole for their own kids.
A little late to this, but it wasn't exactly a surprise to see my home's assigned "neighborhood school" featured in the photo collage of under-enrolled schools.
This is how it was described in 2018... since then, the school has lost another 140 students:
This is how it was described in 2018... since then, the school has lost another 140 students:
June 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A little late to this, but it wasn't exactly a surprise to see my home's assigned "neighborhood school" featured in the photo collage of under-enrolled schools.
This is how it was described in 2018... since then, the school has lost another 140 students:
This is how it was described in 2018... since then, the school has lost another 140 students:
Puerto Rican Parade Weekend starting early…
June 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Puerto Rican Parade Weekend starting early…
