#862: The education implications of Chicago’s mayoral election, with Natalie Neris and Hal Woods

<p>On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, <a href='https://kidsfirstchicago.org/dr-natalie-neris'>Natalie Neris</a> and <a href='https://kidsfirstchicago.org/hal-woods'>Hal Woods</a> of Kids First Chicago join Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss what Chicago’s mayoral run-off election between Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas means for the city’s schools. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber looks at the effects of mindfulness-based programs on student mental health and resilience. </p><p><b>Recommended content:</b></p><ul><li>“Chicago mayoral candidates offer divergent paths on declining enrollment and small schools” —<a href='https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2023/3/17/23645427/chicago-mayoral-election-runoff-vallas-johnson-charters-school-choice'>Chalkbeat Chicago</a></li><li>“In Chicago mayor’s race, two hopefuls reflect Democrats’ split” —<a href='https://apnews.com/article/chicago-mayor-election-vallas-johnson-lightfoot-4ab9b79c3b272a371a4559268282d8aa'>AP News</a></li><li>“The Chicago Teachers Union power play” —<a href='https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-chicago-teachers-union-power-play-brandon-johnson-dues-money-election-campaign-ctu-chicago-donor-52a37d2b'>Wall Street Journal</a></li><li>“A shifting mood on crime propelled Chicago’s leading candidate for mayor” —<a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/us/paul-vallas-chicago-mayor-election.html'>New York Times</a></li><li>“Chicago school enrollment declines for eleventh year” —<a href='https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-school-enrollment-declines-for-11th-year/'>Illinois Policy Institute</a></li><li>The study that Amber reviewed on the Research Minute: Jessica Mettler et al., “<a href='https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002244052200084X'>Mindfulness-based programs and school adjustment: A systematic review and meta-analysis</a>,” <em>Journal of School Psychology</em> (April 2023)</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><b>Feedback Welcome:</b></p><p>Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to our producer Nathaniel Grossman at <a hr