Republican lawmakers grilled the leader of Chicago Public Schools today [wed] about transgender students, race, abortion and religion.

C-P-S C-E-O Macquline [Mack-UH-lynne] King was testifying at a contentious U-S House education committee hearing. At one point King had an exchange with Republican Congressman Tim Walberg [WALL-berg]. He pointed to a lawsuit filed by Chicago’s Moody Bible Institute alleging discrimination after Moody students were initially not allowed to train in the C-P-S system. HOST: MELBA