PSAT for 2-19-13: Thank your alderman
We spend a lot of time criticizing our elected officials for the bad decisions they make, or for wimping out when we want them to stick up for us.But it may be even more important to thank them when they are right. The 35 Chicago aldermen who signed on in support of a moratorium on new charter schools are going up against Mayor Emanuel and his charter-cheerleader hedge fund cronies, along with all so many others in power across the nation from Arne Duncan on down.
Here are some of the points they made in the resolution:
- A major factor contributing to the underutilization of CPS schools is the expansion of charter schools in Chicago. Currently, the number of seats available in charter schools amounts to more than half of the