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  2 0 We need to assess the best way to educate our children and look at how our schools are funded and managed. Early childhood education is critical factor. Forecasters of the number of prison cells which will be required look at test scores in the third or fourth grade to determine how many cells to build. We must educate our children fto compete in this global economy rom an early age... Anne Marie Miles - 5th Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 0 Unsure Bita Buenrostro - 43rd Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 0 ProbablyCharter Schools can be an important part of improving education however the real solution must address the neighborhood schools. Brian Sleet - 6th Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 0 Probably Richard Wooten - 6th Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 0 Definitely Joe Moreno - 1st Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Probably not David Moore - 17th Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by staylor120cis@yahoo.com… 0 0 If not what do you think is the best way to go about educating our children? What do you think we as parents...as teachers... and as a community can or should do to get our children the education they need to become productive citizens, with out worring about something happening to our children in school? staylor120cis@yahoo.com commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Not at all Lionel Martin - 7th Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by staylor120cis@yahoo.com… 0 0 If "NOT AT ALL" what do you think is the best way to go about educating our children? What do you think we as parents...as teachers... and as a community can or should do to get our children the education they need to become productive citizens, with out worring about something happening to our children in school? staylor120cis@yahoo.com commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Unsure Debra Silverstein - 50th Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 As mentioned before, as Mayor I will work to both strengthen neighborhood schools as the backbone of our public education system, and expand options for parents and students, including an increase in the number of charter schools. Gery Chico - Mayor answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Probably not George Rumsey - 4th Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Not at all Gregory Mitchell - 7th Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Unsure Syron Smith - 15th Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 As a parent, I understand the need for academic options for one’s children. However, I believe our priority needs to be ensuring that neighborhood public schools at all levels are quality schools. While still allowing for choice through selective enrollment schools and charter schools, we must not set up two parallel school systems. We need to invest public resources in a way that ensures that every neighborhood school is a quality school. Additionally, we need changes in how we fund CPS and utilize existing resources. All schools must have the proper resources to get the job done. Administrative reductions must be made, except school personnel that work with students directly, but there must be a search for additional public and private funding. We must become more competitive for federal funding for our schools and school-based programs, and we must recapture funds from Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts that are currently diverted from CPS’s revenue stream. Finally, we must work toward comprehensive reform of state school funding. I have a long track record of supporting comprehensive school funding reform to reduce the reliance on property taxes to fund public schools and the spending disparity between rich and poor districts. During my tenure as a state senator, in 2005 I took the lead on this issue, introducing a bill that called for a restructuring of the state income tax structure in a way that raised income tax on wealthy households but did not increase the burden on low-income families. It also called for an expansion of the sales tax base. Miguel Del Valle - Mayor answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Unsure Faheem Shabazz - 8th Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Not at all Bill 'Doc' Walls - Mayor answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Unsure Federico Sciammarella - 2nd Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Not at All Patricia Van Pelt Watkins - Mayor answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Probably Not Adam Miguest - 4th Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Not at All Deborah Lopez - 1st Ward answered in Questions for Candidates about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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