Paul Vallas

Chicago police officers are physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted. They are suffering.

The Chicago Teachers Union's criticism of CPS' evaluation system is misleading. The system is designed to help teachers improve.

The differences between Manley High School and Hope Academy highlights what’s broken in the Chicago Teachers Union’s approach to education.

Federal oversight by the U.S. Department of Education has often created bureaucratic obstacles rather than actually improving student outcomes.

Suing the city has become a lucrative enterprise, both for those who bring the lawsuits and those whom the city hires to settle them.

As Eileen O'Neill Burke moves to professionalize the state's attorney's office, look for people to find ways to undermine her.

Outmigration is one of the best ways to measure the effectiveness of government. By that measure, Illinois deserves a failing grade.

Chicago must begin the process of true zero-based budgeting requiring that all city activities and programs be closely re-evaluated.

Our criminal justice system is placing people increasingly at risk. Yet, only the police are under a federal consent decree.

If there is a danger posed to public education in Chicago, it’s not from Trump but from the Chicago Teachers Union’s radical leadership.