CPS School Choice

 

 

 

When a parent chooses a school for their children they want the best education possible. They don't want their children poorly educated, bullied, beat-up, or worse.  According to WBEZ news African American parents, more than other parents, do not send their children to the neighborhood school. Also many CPS teachers do not send their children to the Chicago Public Schools.

Even if Mayor Brandon Johnson is successful in getting the state of Illinois to satisfactorily fund the regular CPS neighborhood schools many parents will still want school choice for their children.

 

Marc Sims 

Chicago

 

 

 

Mayor Johnson explains what is behind his plans to remake CPS

https://www.wbez.org/stories/q-and-a-mayor-johnson-explains-what-is-behind-his-plans-to-remake-cps/4f3b7ec2-caf2-4571-8120-8ccd82da1de4

 

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s sprint to remake Chicago’s public schools

https://www.wbez.org/stories/mayor-brandon-johnsons-sprint-to-remake-chicagos-public-schools/59460645-d720-4fdf-b24d-1623b901a4ac

 

Black parents are caught in the middle of Chicago’s school choice debate

https://www.wbez.org/stories/black-parents-caught-in-chicago-school-choice-debate/2b6e965b-fbd7-4ebe-979d-9db7fe5ad5c7

 

 

When neighborhood schools won’t cut it, Black families opt out

https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/10/6/23900367/chicago-schools-choice-black-families-private-schools-education-alden-loury-column

 

 

In Chicago, at least 39% of public-school teachers send their students to private school. 

https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-school-choice-and-the-hypocrisy-of-chicago-teachers-union-leaders

 

 

 

Lead Beyond The Chicago Teachers Union

 

 

 

 

I want Mayor Brandon Johnson to be successful, but I hope he leads beyond the Chicago Teachers Union social justice agenda. 

Mayor Johnson's top focus should be reducing neighborhood crime ASAP.  That means now, not one year or 4 years from today. 

One way Mayor Johnson could immediately reduce crime is to make public offers to Chicago's street criminals. He can offer them a job, mental health counseling, or a bus ticket out of the Chicago area to start a new life.

The Chicago Teachers Union has their agenda, but neighborhood crime needs to be immediately reduced.

Marc Sims

Chicago

I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeldwfOwuL8

 

The (Education) system is designed to make people compliant.

Karen Lewis Chicago Teachers Union President (2015)

https://youtu.be/oSgEPw8cdgw?t=4151

 

 

One of the most important things that keeps people out of the criminal justice system is education. It's one of the most important protective factors against justice system involvement.

Jens Ludwig

UChicago Crime Lab

https://youtu.be/1FNFyLX-HWQ?t=1973

 

 

Social justice is justice in relation to a fair balance in the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals' rights are recognized and protected.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Johnson Peter Principle?

 

 

I hope Chicago's Mayor Brandon Johnson is successful.  Being the Mayor of Chicago Illinois is not an easy job.  Mayor Johnson is not  inept, but he runs the risk of being an example of the Peter Principle.    

Marc Sims

Chicago

 

 

Are you at your level of INCOMPETENCE? | The Peter Principle | BBC Archive

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39wzku9KIEM

 

The Peter Principle is a very funny and popular management book written by Lawrence J Peter.

Freakonomics Radio Network

 https://youtu.be/vOT-H9P_eRM?si=ann8i2IWOZW_nGdQ&t=1308

 

 

Mayor Brandon Johnson's Community Safety Plan

 

In 2012 Mayor Rahm Emanuel told Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis; “25 percent of the students in this city are never going to be anything, never going to amount to anything and he is never going to throw money at it." 

In February 2020 Jens Ludwig Director of the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab told a City Club of Chicago audience; one of the most important things that keeps people out of the criminal justice system is education. It's one of the most important protective factors against justice system involvement.

In June 2023 Chalkbeat Chicago reported 45,000 teens and young adults are not in school, college, or the workforce.

When Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union provide students who are not on a path to a bachelor's degree a relative and practical curriculum, neighborhood crime will dramatically decrease in Chicago.

I hope Mayor Brandon Johnson's community safety plan will have an immediate impact on decreasing neighborhood crime.

Marc Sims

Chicago

 

 

 

 

People's Plan for Community Safety

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/public-safety-and-violence-reduction/home/PeoplesPlanforCommunitySafety.html

 

 

 

One of the most important things that keeps people out of the criminal justice system is education. It's one of the most important protective factors against justice system involvement.

Jens Ludwig

UChicago Crime Lab

https://youtu.be/1FNFyLX-HWQ?t=1973

Chalkbeat Chicago reported 45,000 teens and young adults are not in school, college, or the workforce.

 

https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2023/6/29/23776883/chicago-schools-nonprofits-help-disconnected-youth

Is It Ever Too Late?

 

 

 

Lack of talent, skills, and education prevented me from achieving a lot of my goals. Some of my goals were delusional, but some goals could have been achieved if was more focused.

At 61 years old I may not have the talent, skill, education, energy, or anything else needed to achieve a great goal.  However, I do have some achievable goals.

What has held you back from greater achievement?

 

Marc Sims 

Chicago

 

DONT MISS these years In Your Life 33, 42 and 60 | Powerful And Tremendous Possibilities 

Sadhguru

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1hRWHrlV_A

 

 

What stops a person from achieving their goals?

Dr. Carl Bell

https://youtu.be/zdt6ByGLhY0?t=408