Maybe it should not be a surprise, but the U.S. Conference of Mayors gave their strong support to Mayor Rahm Emanuel in his fight with the Chicago Teachers Union.
The mayors’ statement was apparently coordinated by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, husband of Michelle Rhee.
Mayor Nutter of Philadelphia signed the statement, but as this article notes, kept a low profile.
This is the same group that endorsed a parent trigger law, urging parents to seize control of their public schools and hand them over to private corporations.
As I type these words, I wonder if there is something in the drinking water when these people meet.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
We spoke to the mayors of three Florida cities during the DNC, and none of them knew what the parent trigger bill was. One of them told me that a committee presents resolutions to the Council, and unless someone draws their attention to the fact that there’s a problem with a resolution, they are automatically approved. I doubt most mayors are aware of what they approved.
I think this is common practice. Not best practice. Legislators don’t know what they vote and approve either.
Insert “on” after vote.
Kevin Johnson, Michelle Rhee’s husband chairs that committee.
There is something in the water…it is green and has the faces of presidents and founding fathers on it.
Do they really get it? I don’t that generally folks don’t understand the issues around the reforms as it relates to; schools becoming profit-making entities for the private sector, no accountability – total deregulation, disenfranchisement of the community from the education process but most importantly the outright disregard for important access and equity policies that some many people have died for over the years
It’s not in the water.
It’s in their pockets as very large contributions and legalized corruption in the form of delayed compensation packages and perks for family and friends.