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Monday, November 11, 2013

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND VALLAS QUOTABLES

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND VALLAS QUOTABLES:

WEEKEND VALLAS QUOTABLES

Vallas (right) was beaten by Rod Blagojevich (left) in '02. 

Fran Spielman
Sources said Vallas alienated teachers unions by privatizing some New Orleans schools and forging partnerships with Connecticut Republicans in a desperate attempt to hang onto his job there. -- Sun-Times
Carol Felsenthal
[Paul's brother] Dean Vallas supported conservative Republican Brady against Quinn in 2010 because he thought Quinn lacked “the political skills to navigate around a Mike Madigan." -- Chicago Magazine
CTU Pres. Karen Lewis
"While he was CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, Vallas pioneered the corporate driven education model in our city. His policies continue to devastate our schools system, which recently suffered 50 school closures, deep and 

  
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