Chicago’s pension crisis

Michael Pagano. Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC Public Affairs

“Everybody’s going to have to give something.”

Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, on solutions to Chicago’s pension crisis, Dec. 10 Washington Post

“Mandela was a remarkably generous and humble man who actively rejected the narrative of being a singular great hero, a savior of a people.”

Barbara Ransby, professor of gender and women’s studies, on the legacy of Nelson Mandela, Dec. 6 Colorlines.com

“We really mask the problem if we only look at unexcused absences — we’re not counting days out of school.”

Andrea Evans, associate professor of educational policy studies, on the undercounting of truant students in the Chicago Public Schools, Dec. 7 Chicago Tribune