Daley standing by school chief choice

Community and educational leaders on Tuesday called Mayor Richard Daley's appointment of CTA President Ron Huberman as head of the city's public school system a political move, citing the newly named CEO's lack of professional educational experience.

But at a City Hall news conference with Huberman and the previous school chief, newly confirmed U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Daley defended the decision, saying that before he took over the schools in 1995 the district was run by educational leaders...