Thank You, Mayor Bing, for confirming some suspicions...

[Novine]

"Eliminating DPS and adding more charters is supposed to eliminate the politics and the backroom favors isn't it?'

That's what proponents of charter schools would have you believe. Adding the profit element into the schools opens the door for more politicking and backroom favors.

[Gannon]

"Eliminating DPS and adding more charters is supposed to eliminate the politics and the backroom favors isn't it?'

That's what proponents of charter schools would have you believe. Adding the profit element into the schools opens the door for more politicking and backroom favors.

Even moreso because they are private enterprises, not subject to the same citizen disclosure as the public system is...<sigh>

[Zacha341]

Correct. Disclosure will be late coming and only by force! This is gonna be interesting to watch...... education is a cash cow that just will not be left alone. Not until she finally lays down and dies.

Even moreso because they are private enterprises, not subject to the same citizen disclosure as the public system is...<sigh>

[Hypestyles]

..if henderson had simply said "aide" and not "female aide" would that have helped?

[Locke09]

..if henderson had simply said "aide" and not "female aide" would that have helped?

Not for me. It's still not an accurate comparison. Bing appeared to have abdicated his responsibilities and allowed someone else to make his decisions for him. Some of those decisions overturned decisions he had already made [[reportedly). The person making those decisions was acting as a Chief of staff would be expected to act, which she was not. It was not an issue of corruption, but incompetence.

Christine Beatty was Chief of Staff and acted as such. Actions she took were often at the behest of Kilpatrick, not contrary to what Kilpatrick wanted. As someone already noted, Kilpatrick wasn't an innocent person being duped or unduly influenced or manipulated or directed by a woman.

Except that both aides were women, there really is no other similarity. So the comparison doesn't hold water and seems motivated by the fact that they were both women, whether you say female aide or not.

[Django]

Can someone tell me who Karen Dumas replaced when KK was voted in?

[SWMAP]

Marilyn Wheaton was Director of Cultural Affairs department until KK fired her & appointed Dumas, who had been working in Mayor's office and clashed with Beatty.

[Zacha341]

I had the opportunity to meet Ms. Weaton at a gala art event right before KK was enthroned. She seemed like a nice person all full of 'praise' for KK. Then he brought in all of his "peeps" into his royal enclosure and 'out-the-door' she and others [[who may have even voted for him) went!

Bing knew these individuals where still in place but did nothing. He's looking more worn-out and incompetent to the task before him.

Marilyn Wheaton was Director of Cultural Affairs department until KK fired her & appointed Dumas, who had been working in Mayor's office and clashed with Beatty.