Chicago needs school vouchers. And Rahm needs to meditate.

Chicago Tribune ^ | 24 july 201 | John Kass

[rellimpank]

Mayor Rahm Emanuel certainly made news over his angry, finger-wagging scolding of NBC Chicago TV reporter Mary Ann Ahern the other day.

Ahern dared ask the Rahmfather whether he'd send his kids to the public schools he controls. He reportedly became indignant, took off his microphone and ended the interview.

Elections Later, and with great courtesy, Emanuel revisited the topic with a rival station — which then reported the big exclusive that the mayor was sending his children to a private school.

Emanuel runs Chicago Public Schools. He's shown grit to stand publicly and admonish the teachers union to improve the product. But he decided his children will not attend the public schools.

Instead, they'll travel across the city, from the Northwest Side to Hyde Park, as students of the exclusive, pricey and private University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.

[kiryandil]

I guess the Rahmulans really showed her who was boss...

[kiryandil]

Most of the functions of the public schools should be transferred to the Internet & most public education should become "distance learning".

Of course, that would release the death grip of the State on "your" property...

[kiryandil]

Man! That Rahm Emanuel & his wife are just plain lucky!

University of Chicago Laboratory Schools doesn't have a "formal" waiting list, and they somehow managed to squeeze those lucky little Rahmlets into the classes for this year.

I'll bet the Rahms will be holding their collective breaths to see if their kids get back in next year.

http://www.ucls.uchicago.edu/admission/faqs/index.aspx

It's GOOD to be a Party member...

[kiryandil]

Of course, this Chicago Tribune article from June 4, 2010 must be lying, because it claims that there was a waiting list of 235 for 2010-2011:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-06-04/news/ct-x-private-schools-20100604_1_public-schools-parochial-private-schools-gain/2

[Liz]

Those lucky little Rahmlets got into the elite University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.

Yeah, but they only take students parented by those "Most Likely to Succeed." (/snix)