At March’s General Meeting, TSJ took a look at Mayor-Elect Rahm Emanuel’s plan for the future of public education in Chicago. We had a robust and interesting discussion both in small groups and as a whole. There were so many insightful views and ideas on this plan; here we will share some of those points that resonated most with the group:

Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss:

This plan is largely a continuation of education policies set in motion under Daley.

• Privatizing & corporatizing public schooling.
• Pushing merit pay and other measures that make up part of a larger, national attack on teachers & their unions.
• Withdrawing resources from neighborhood schools and building a 2-tiered education system. 

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