WEEKEND QUOTABLES
U.S. Reps Bobby Rush and Danny Davis conducted hearings Saturday, on Chicago school closings |
"There is no way that you’re going to heal these neighborhoods. If it was just Henson [Elementary in Englewood]…but you're talking about 53 schools...all at the same time. It is unheard of in the history of this state." -- DNAInfoMatt Farmer
Chicago’s school “reform” efforts have always worked best on other people’s children. --Washington Post
At the hearings (DNAInfo) |
"It has pitted neighbor against neighbor and community against community, having a severe psychological effect," People wonder, "What did my teachers do wrong? What did my principals