The targeted 1,200: CPS program ignores the other 435,000 kids

Ransom Notes

Chicago Public schools went through the past few years with a businessman Arne Duncan in charge. Duncan's business acumen did little to improve school performance and student achievement However, he did close some underperforming schools and accepted a few more charter schools, but, overall, the schools aren't better, or very safe.

Now comes Ron Huberman, former cop, former Chicago Transit Authority boss and perhaps more importantly, former Daley chief of staff.

Huberman hasn't been in position long enough to affect much in the way of educational change, though he defers to Chief Education Officer Barbara Eason Watkins for those policies. Instead, …