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YvonneCa

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4. That's a good...

Reply to mopinko (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 06:13 PM

Jul 2012

...question. I agree that that is likely. But I think the appointed pool of people is a subset of the elected pool...think of a Venn Diagram.

The elites' are in that larger pool, as are educator-types. Who gets appointed likely depends upon who has that job (the Mayor?). GOP would probably appoint elites and business-types...while Dems (in a more perfect world) would appoint educators. Sort of like appointing a Supreme Court nominee...

Now if Rahm is the mayor...

If board members are elected, then we must depend on the skill, focus, motivation, intelligence and information-level of the electorate...

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referendum for an elected school board in chicago. [View all] mopinko Jul 2012 OP

Pick your poison Mponti Jul 2012 #1

What you will have is a more... YvonneCa Jul 2012 #2

will those elected come from the same pool of people as those appointed? mopinko Jul 2012 #3

That's a good... YvonneCa Jul 2012 #4

I think the people in a community should have the right to elect a school board proud2BlibKansan Jul 2012 #5

like taking snake oil, the most damage is from the lack mopinko Jul 2012 #6

Good idea, but not enough. RobertAustin Jul 2012 #7