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This Week In Education: Parenting: How Emanuel Outburst Differs From Cristie's

This Week In Education: Parenting: How Emanuel Outburst Differs From Cristie's

Parenting: How Emanuel Outburst Differs From Cristie's

AP emanuel photo in wbezFolks remain deeply divided over Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel's decision to send his kids to private school and the outburst that occurred when asked about the decision. Some tidbits: Emanuel refused to apologize to the reporter afterward. Lab School is unionized, unlike most other private schools in the nation. Other local and national leaders (Daley, Cristie, et al) have gotten something of a pass for sending their kids to parochial schools. (By that token, Emanuel should have sent his kids to St. Ignatius, the top Catholic school in the city, even though he and his family are Jewish. There is no elite Jewish high school in Chicago.) A roundup below. AP photo via WBEZ

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