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Friday, May 2, 2014

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Gated communities for children of privilege

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Gated communities for children of privilege:



Gated communities for children of privilege

Ald. Pat Dowell
Dowell is not about to use such divisive language. She just wants results. -- Sun-Times reporter Fran Spielman
Julie Woestehoff, executive director of PURE, is a straight shooter. She's quoted in PE&O, letting us know that since CPS leaders vacated the Consent Decree, the city's selective enrollment schools have been turned into “gated communities for children of privilege,” with soaring white enrollment. Remember, these schools were originally created under the deseg agreement as one way to combat years of racial segregation in city schools.

Tepid Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) who walks a middle ground in the City Council, won't go that Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Gated communities for children of privilege: