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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Huberman: 'I'm outa here..."

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Huberman: 'I'm outa here..."

Huberman: 'I'm outa here..."

Who will turn off the lights?

Yesterday-- a judge declared Huberman's mass firings of teachers illegal and headlines had him turning off the heat on Pilsen parents asking for a school library. Today--the Chicago schools CEO is running full speed towards the exit door. He's even elbowing his boss Mayor Daley out of the way so he can be first out of Dodge.

All this threatens to occur over a critical set of months when CPS traditionally devises its budget, prepares for state tests and decides which schools to close. It must tackle these tasks with an administrative staff decimated by budget cuts, teachers left disgruntled by cost-saving layoffs,