Staff All of the Chicago reporters and editors at Substance are or have been full-time teachers (or other workers) in public schools. Our national staff includes parents, teachers and community activists committed to the ideals of public education and the education of all children.

Editor	George N. Schmidt
Deputy Editor-in-Chief	Rosagitta Podrovsky
Associate Editor	Lotty Blumenthal
Associate Editor	Pat Breitzer
Managing Editor	Sharon Schmidt (on maternity leave)
Columnist	Grady C. Jordan
Editor, Local School Councils	Joseph Guzman
Editor, General City News	Lonzie O'Bannon
Editor, Retiree News	Marybeth Foley
Editor, Union News	Allegra Podrovsky
Editor, Worker Rights News	Earl Kelly Prince
Editor, National Resistance News	Susan Ohanian
Editorial Advisor	Terry L. Czernik
Contributing Editor	John M. DelVecchio
Editor, Research	Leo Gorenstein
Web Wizards	Bob Simpson & Estelle Carol
Editor, Prep Sports, Student News	Dan Schmidt
Editor, Pre-School News	Sammy Schmidt
Editor, Early Childhood News	Joshua Schmidt
National Resistance Reporters	Gloria Pipkin, Mary O'Brien, Rich Gibson, Gabie Gedlaman, Carol Holst, Juanita Doyon & Teresa Saum
Art Director, Cartoonist	Sandra Gordon
Circulation	Larry J. MacDonald
Special Assignments	Dan Van Zile