Chicago's Mayoral Election: A Clash of Visions.

Chicago's mayoral candidates, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson, have different approaches to fixing public schools. Vallas, a former Chicago Public Schools CEO, believes in reforming low-performing schools in dramatic and controversial ways, while Johnson, a Chicago Teachers Union official, focuses on better support for students and targeting the conditions around them in neighborhoods. The argument centers on whether teachers and schools are primarily to blame for low performance or whether a lack of investment in schools and communities is the main driver. Vallas has a reputation as an education reformer who opened charter schools, while Johnson believes in investing in traditional public schools.