By now you know that there were some hearings in Aurora last week and that the legislature is in a mad rush to pass some reformy legislation to go along with its tax increases etc. [If not, click
here to read a bunch of recent Jim Broadway updates.] Here's where we try and figure out what happens between now and then -- what parts of the legislation get changed -- some of it seems pretty unlikely -- who comes out for and against the proposals -- including the mayoral candidates -- what else the proposal should include that is being left out, and -- I guess the whole point -- whether the reforms will actually make things better for Chicago schoolchildren. Remember that this is the legislature's second recent bite at the school reform apple, having gone through a previous round of changes in hopes of winning Race To The Top funding. Kicking things off is mayoral candidate
Miguel del Valle (see below), whose thoughtful opposition to the proposals all but guarantees their passage, right? (Sorry, Miguel, but it's true.)
Statement: Miguel del Valle on 'Performance Counts Act' of 2010
Del Valle Calls for Thorough Examination and Discussion of Bill, Rejection of Measures to Limit Collective Bargaining
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CHICAGO (December 20, 2010)--Mayoral candidate and Chicago City Clerk Miguel del Valle made the following statement on Monday in response to the proposed Performance Counts Act of 2010, a 