CHICAGO: Tempers Flare As Supporters Of Mayoral Candidates Clash Over Paul Vallas' Education Record
KENWOOD — Supporters of mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas clashed at a Thursday news conference as the candidates’ camps wrangle over Vallas’ background as the former schools chief in Chicago, Philadelphia and other parts of the country.
Johnson had just wrapped up a news conference at the Rainbow Push Coalition, 930 E. 50th St., when Vallas supporters from the Midwest Coalition to Stop Violence entered the room to hold a news conference of their own. The Vallas-aligned group was escorted out and held a news conference outside.
Johnson’s press conference was organized by a coalition of activists and residents from New Orleans and Philadelphia who said they wanted to set the record straight on Vallas’ school leadership history.
Mayoral Hopeful Paul Vallas Brings Complicated Chicago Public Schools Legacy
Vallas led Chicago Public Schools from 1995 to 2001. After leaving Chicago, he was schools CEO in Philadelphia, oversaw the Recovery School District in New Orleans and was head of Bridgeport Public Schools in Connecticut.
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