The effect has been a sonic boom to a school system, the nation's third largest, that is mired in urban woes—and, in some cases, a sense of complacency. "It's been a huge change in the culture," said Robert Runcie, the chief administrative officer. "His management style is data driven. He wants results. It doesn't matter if you work 300 hours a week. If it doesn't make a difference for the students, it's not working. He's really shaking things up."
Yes, good thing Chicago brought someone results-oriented after eight years under that complacent hippie Arne Duncan.
I'm beginning to think the simplest explanation for some of the education journalism and commentary I've been reading is a space-time rift causing alternate realities to bleed through.
Still scratching my head over this article, Tom. I thought Vallas and Duncan already saved Chicago? This new guy's job should of one who takes over a Super Bowl champion. Wasn't that what the CPS was since Vallas rode into town 15 or so years ago? Sounds like they were the Detroit Lions, after all.
ReplyDeleteI am guessing this guy will move on to bigger and better things by the end of the 2014 school year. I give Newsweek until Spring of 2015 to write a new article about how the "new new new new guy" came in and made heads roll. I was wondering why I am not a Newsweek subscriber. LOL.