to close or overhaul 17 schools. the plan shuts down under performing schools, which were already under-funded, under-resourced, leaving many poor communities without a neighborhood school. the reverend jesse jackson says it's a two-tiered school system benefits certain schools over others. >> segregation within our school system undermines the law. >> rahm emanuel pushed plan and is defending it. >> the schools turn around schools, neighborhood turnaround schools have seen double the improvements in math and reading that the cps system as a whole has. i want that for more kids. if i give them the chance of a good teacher and accountable principal and encourage the parental involvement, our kids have a chance at a future. >> really good sales pitch. let's turn to karen lewis, president of the chicago teachers union, this is not about a teachers union, this is