Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: A ray of hope in Chicago

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: A ray of hope in Chicago:

A ray of hope in Chicago

While the mayor and his City Council minionsargue over which IG should investigate their own bad behavior, it's pretty clear now that there will be two viable, progressive opponents running against Rahm and his machine in next year's election -- CTU President Karen Lewis and the council's Progressive Caucus leader Bob Fioretti.



The Ward Room's Erin Carlson writes:

Should both Lewis and Fioretti challenge Emanuel, there's a chance the political progressives—who appeal to different segments of anti-Rahm voters—could together draw down the incumbent Democrat's percentage of the vote.

I hope she's right.



REFRESHING... Mayoral politics aside, it's important to know that out in the schools, teachers are still focused on teaching their kids. For most, it's not about Common Core, Charlotte Danielson, or which battery of tests is being imposed on them this year. Don't miss Chicago science teacher Phil Cantor's excellentpiece in today's S-T on the work he and his colleagues are doing at North Grand High School (not a charter nor a selective-enrollment school). Phil and fellow Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: A ray of hope in Chicago: