Two more reasons to get rid of mayoral control of the schools

11-17-2010

Blog by Mike Klonsky/Huffington Post

Need some good reasons to end mayoral control? I've got two for you -- Bloomberg and Daley. Their narrow self-serving political agendas have left both of their autocratically-run school systems in chaos. With Daley's announced retirement and a week to go before Chicago schools chief Ron Huberman's departure, the mayor named Terry Mazany, current head of the Chicago Community Trust, as Huberman's replacement. Mazany will warm the seat until a new mayor takes over in May, 2011. That mayor will then choose the district's third CEO in six months. If current form is followed, the next outsider/manager will then need at least a year to learn the ropes. Not a very inspiring picture in the midst of all the Waiting For 'Superman' Race To The Top hype about the urgency of reform. (more…)

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