Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: Rahm Emanuel: The Next Adrian Fenty?

Jersey Jazzman: Rahm Emanuel: The Next Adrian Fenty?:


Rahm Emanuel: The Next Adrian Fenty?

A quick thought:

A few years ago in Washington D.C., then-mayor Adrian Fenty brought in the extraordinarily unqualified Michelle Rhee to lead the schools. She was mediocre at best, managing to alienate both her teachers and large segments of the community. As a result, Fenty - seen as quite arrogant himself - lost his bid for reelection decisively.

These days in Chicago, now-mayor Rahm Emanuel brings in Jean-Claude Brizzard, fresh off a failure in Rochester, NY, to lead the schools. Emanuel has managed to alienate teachers so much that they are now on