Chicago teachers demand extra money for extra work, even though others will do the work - EAGnews.org :: Education Research, Reporting, Analysis and Commentary

Chicago teachers demand extra money for extra work, even though others will do the work - EAGnews.org :: Education Research, Reporting, Analysis and Commentary:

By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org

CHICAGO – There will be no improvements for Chicago Public Schools unless the teachers union somehow benefits from it.

That became even clearer last week when the school district and union cut a deal allowing Mayor Rahm Emanuel to meet his goal of giving students more classroom instructional time.

Under the new arrangement, school days for high school and elementary students will increase by more than an hour. That’s a big step forward for an underperforming school district with one of the shortest instructional days in the nation."

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