“The loss of the Mayor’s oversight and responsibility for the schools is a great loss to the city and I think it puts school children at risk,” said Peter Cunningham, former aide to former Mayor Richard M. Daley and the Clerk of the City. United States Department of Education, Arne Duncan. “Schools are a vital economic engine, they have a lot to do with the attractiveness of Chicago and with coming here and staying. Without supervision, parents won’t feel like they know where to go. ”
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