Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES

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WEEKEND QUOTABLES

Natasha Korecki

A new progressive movement that’s swept through New York; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Jersey City, New Jersey; Oregon; and Seattle has arrived in Chicago. -- Sun-Times

Amisha Patel, executive director of Grassroots Illinois Action

“We’re building ward committees with everyday people who are wanting to take back their city from elected officials who don’t care about them. The city election coming up is an opportunity to really bring the kind of change you saw in New York City. That same kind of frustration is really high here in Chicago.” -- Sun-Times

Incoming NEA Pres. Lily Eskelsen García 

“We must measure what matters and put students’ needs at the center of the system once again. We can no longer allow politicians who have never stepped into a classroom define what it means to teach 

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