WEEKEND QUOTABLES

CTU Pres. Karen Lewis

"We have longer school days but less time to actually educate children." -- Friday's Press conference

 Mark Brown

It was CPS under the direction of new CEO Forrest Claypool that triggered the blow-up with a decision Thursday to withdraw its one-year contract offer and start anew on a multi-year deal. -- One more thing to worry about — another teachers strike (Sun-Times)

UTLA Pres. Alex Caputo-Pearl

"We're concerned about anything Eli Broad is involved with." -- L.A. Times

Sen. Jayapal

WA State Senator Pramila Jayapal

But in the end, if we want to win for ALL of us on racial, economic, and social justice issues, we need multiple sets of tactics, working together. Some are disruptive tactics. Some are loving tactics. Some are truth-telling tactics. -- Why Saturday's Bernie Sanders Rally Left Me Feeling Heartbroken

Marina Fang, Associate Politics Editor

Since the incident at Netroots Nation, both Sanders and O’Malley have become more outspoken about the need for criminal justice reform. -- Huffington Post

Gonzo urbanist Billy L. Garrett

The geographer David Harvey once wrote that “the freedom to make and remake our cities and ourselves is … one of the most precious yet most neglected of our human rights”. -- The privatisation of cities' public spaces is escalating. It is time to take a stand (Guardian)