Electing a school board.
Chicago has a long and proud history of progressive reform.
It also has produced some duds.
Like mayoral control of the public schools.
Mayoral control was an idea that came from the brain of the second Mayor Daley. So right away you can see the problem.
The citizens of Chicago are allowed to elect the board that runs our water filtration plant, but not the board that governs our schools.
Although I have to admit that our water is clean.
To demonstrate how smart this idea of mayoral control is, it led to the hiring of Paul Vallas, Arne Duncan, Ron
It also has produced some duds.
Like mayoral control of the public schools.
Mayoral control was an idea that came from the brain of the second Mayor Daley. So right away you can see the problem.
The citizens of Chicago are allowed to elect the board that runs our water filtration plant, but not the board that governs our schools.
Although I have to admit that our water is clean.
To demonstrate how smart this idea of mayoral control is, it led to the hiring of Paul Vallas, Arne Duncan, Ron