To: Governor J.B. Pritzker
Tell Gov. Quinn that Paul Vallas is a bad pick for Lt. Gov
Gov. Pat Quinn, please DO NOT select school destroyer Paul Vallas as your lieutenant governor.
Why is this important?
Governor Quinn just announced school destroyer Paul Vallas to run on his slate as Lieutenant Governor. It's a huge mistake, but he still has time to change his mind.
I was a teacher when Paul Vallas was the CEO of the Chicago Schools, and my children and grandchildren were public school students. Under his management, the schools instituted more standardized testing, and begun the pattern of sudden school closures that continues in Chicago to this day.
After he left Chicago, he led school districts in Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Bridgeport, Connecticut. In each city, he left more of the same kind of damage; sudden school closure especially in poor neighborhoods, teacher layoffs, cuts to arts and special education, and more and more meaningless tests.
In Bridgeport, this fall, parents, teachers and community members stood together and threw him out, electing a slate of progressive candidate who opposed Vallas' corporate reforms. Now the last thing we need is to bring him back to Illinois.
Governor Quinn, Paul Vallas just isn't the kind of "Democrat" that I can support. Please pick a running-mate who hasn't done so much damage to our communities.
Join me in telling Governor Pat Quinn to say drop Paul Vallas as Lieutenant Governor.
I was a teacher when Paul Vallas was the CEO of the Chicago Schools, and my children and grandchildren were public school students. Under his management, the schools instituted more standardized testing, and begun the pattern of sudden school closures that continues in Chicago to this day.
After he left Chicago, he led school districts in Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Bridgeport, Connecticut. In each city, he left more of the same kind of damage; sudden school closure especially in poor neighborhoods, teacher layoffs, cuts to arts and special education, and more and more meaningless tests.
In Bridgeport, this fall, parents, teachers and community members stood together and threw him out, electing a slate of progressive candidate who opposed Vallas' corporate reforms. Now the last thing we need is to bring him back to Illinois.
Governor Quinn, Paul Vallas just isn't the kind of "Democrat" that I can support. Please pick a running-mate who hasn't done so much damage to our communities.
Join me in telling Governor Pat Quinn to say drop Paul Vallas as Lieutenant Governor.