Two thirds of Chicagoans disapprove of Mayor Emanuels handling of the Chicago school system.

By Bob Secter and Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune reporters
2:52 a.m. CDT, May 11, 2013


Chicago voters hold a dim view of Rahm Emanuel's stewardship of public education after a tumultuous year that featured a teachers strike and the mayor's push to close many neighborhood elementary schools, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows.
Disenchantment with Emanuel's education policy is particularly acute among minority voters, and that's helping drive up negative views of the mayor's overall job performance as he reaches the middle of his first term this week.
Nearly 6 of 10 surveyed said they disapproved of Emanuel's attempt to downsize elementary schools, while just a third approved. Those numbers closely mirror negative feelings about