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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Sending a strong message: This movement is for real

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Sending a strong message: This movement is for real:


Sending a strong message: This movement is for real

Last night's panelists
Packed house
Last night's Town Hall Meeting sent a strong message that the movement for an elected school board in Chicago is the real deal. We packed the Logan Square Auditorium to hear a panel of dynamic speakers that included CTU Pres. Karen Lewis, UIC Prof. Pauline Lipman, Ames Middle School parent, Dalia Bonilla, and Chicago Reader columnist, Ben Joravsky. Former state rep. candidate Will Guzzardi moderated.

Ames Middle School parent
An advisory referendum is already on the ballot in many of the city's