the clarion call of the education reformers was “let’s not focus on benefiting the adults… it’s all about the children.”
So, with that in mind, it may come as a surprise that today’s Crain’s Chicago Business Journal is reporting that Bridgeport’s interim school superintendent, Paul Vallas, is headed to Illinois to collect a $1 million contract from the Illinois State Board of Education.
Who said “education reform” wasn’t good business.
And what pray tell will the Paul Vallas be doing for $1 million?
Wait for it —- Vallas will be coordinating the state’s new intervention program in low-performing school districts. Hey, that was our idea!
Vallas, known for leaving a trail of destruction behind him, has already done his magic in Chicago once before. From there he went on to Philadelphia where he started the school
