Karen Lewis is fugly, inside and out. She weighs about 400 pounds and since I live in the Chicago area, we get to see that on our TV screens most nights during the local news. Months have gone by with either a teachers’ strike just around the corner, a teachers’ strike under way, or the closure of over 100 public schools just around the corner due to declining attendance and budget restraints.
She never passes up an opportunity to step in front of a camera, block out any view of anything behind her, and run her mouth about “the children of Chicago.” The funny thing is that whenever the CTU gets its way, nothing improves for children — but teachers get more money, shorter hours etc.
In which town do you live? I live near Mundelein. Do you think that Chicago should have an elected school board? I think they should have an elected board, with 25 districts. The current board is appointed, and that might cause some of the members to make decisions based on the wishes of mayor.