"First and foremost a very hearty and heartfelt congratulations to Shirley and Kenny and all those candidates that withstood the obscene money deluge intended to buy the seats of school board members who choose to represent the children first. A special thanks to all of those community members that wrote and distributed neighbor to neighbor letters (My wife Connie and son John and his friend Pete dropped nearly 400 in Windy Hills supporting Shirley). Special, very special thanks to the Most Honorable Bill Oberle. Also thanks to all of those voters and activists who saw through this charade intended to buy support for privatization of public education via school board takeovers. Finally a very loud "bronx cheer" for all those money squanderers like Skippy, Rodel, Vision 2015 et al and their political supporters (you know who you are lurking in the shadows). All would have been better served using that money to lift some of the 50% of children out of poverty, that would be true education reform (but no money to be made for the snake-oil selling charlatans).
Congratulations to all the children who are being given a fairer chance at education opportunities with the support of those excellent candidates who prevailed today.
I am ecstatic when justice is served."
John Kowalko
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