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Millennium City: Richard M. Daley & Global ChicagoMain MenuChicago in 1989Richard M. DaleyA Livable CityDiversity and NeighborhoodsGlobal ChicagoInto the MillenniumAboutComplete Interviews and TranscriptsBiographies of and links to each full-lenth interview and corresponding transcript.Larissa Mukundwa0c6cb03c337751b5774fa39d09352cf04aec006eDan Harpereff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452University of Illinois at Chicago Library
Mayor Daley's school reforms
1media/EXH_RMD16_01_0313_0007_013_thumb.jpg2020-06-25T14:28:10-05:00Anonymous56Mayor Richard M. Daley reforms Chicago Public Schools, 1990s. EXH_RMD16_01_0313_0007_013. From scrapbook, "City of Chicago, 1989-1997: Highlights of Eight Great Years, circa 1997." Richard M. Daley papers, University of Illinois Chicago Library, box 1-313, folder 7.plain2021-01-26T14:59:38-06:001990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999Dan Harpereff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452
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1media/EXH_RMD16_07_0146_0001_002.jpgmedia/EXH_RMD16_07_0146_0001_002.jpg2020-04-27T15:49:38-05:00Schools44plain2021-01-12T12:28:59-06:00In 1995, Daley took control of the Chicago Public Schools, the third largest school district in the United States. Prior to that year, Chicago mayors had only limited say in how the city ran its schools. In 1995, however, the Illinois General Assembly granted Daley the authority to appoint members of the Chicago Board of Education, effectively making him responsible for the schools’ performance.
Forrest Claypool, the mayor’s chief of staff (1989-1991 and 1998-1999), explains that one reason Daley took on school reform was to make the city more attractive to middle-class residents:
Two former CEO's of Chicago Public Schools, Paul Vallas (1995-2001) and Arne Duncan (2001-2008), remember their stints working for Mayor Daley:
Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments in Chicago, reflects on Daley’s efforts to reform the schools:
