ABSTRACT
As Chicago began its summer of 1995, yet another chapter unfolded in the eventful history of 'Windy City' school reform. With legislative approval, Mayor Richard M. Daley took over direct control of that city's public schools. The old Board of Education was abolished, to be replaced by a mayor's-office,'handpicked' five-member panel. The Superintendent of Schools quickly resigned, and 'potential leaders of the new system were being discussed behind the scenes' (Kass 1995: 1).
