Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on why aldermen representing black wards—and others—voted for an elected school board; how Lincoln Elementary parents engaged in "callocracy"; and how moving special programs out of Lincoln Elementary could solve overcrowding. Length 5.3 minutes standard, 20.3 minutes premium.
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