You can imagine when he retired, we'd have another political hack in there, if not for school reform. Ayers never sent his kids to Darwin. You don't sacrifice your kids to politics. His daughter went to Francis Parker, an elite private school, until the family moved to Oak Park. Karen thinks that though the school is still struggling, it is on the right track.
Communication tends to be difficult to really keep on top of.
Change upon change is kind of exhausting. Audrey Donaldson, who was greeted as a peacemaker at Gage Park, is philosophical. I think conflict is sometimes very healthy. It certainly helps you to review certain perspectives, certain policies and procedures.