A new report from two labor experts at the University of Illinois breaks down the CPS school day, minute-by-minute, for the typical Chicago school teacher. Instruction time accounts for less than half of it.
The tenure of continuously embattled UI president Michael Hogan is over after less than two years. It’s not the first time he’s left a frustrated institution after a short term as its president.
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Yesterday, I posted part one of my interview with Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard. Here, part two of our conversation, in which he talks about his typical day, his relationship with Rahm and Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, whether he’ll send his son to public school, and more…
If CTU acquiesced to a longer school day, an already cash-strapped CPS would have to pony up a lot of money. From where? Jean-Claude Brizard has an answer, but the cuts would have to be substantial.
The school-day stretching came pretty quick on the heels of the new school year, meaning it’s clearly not going to be widely implemented. Even if you are a proponent, that’s probably not a bad thing.
Are three-quarters of Illinois high-school graduates not “college ready”? If by “college-ready” you mean “even odds that they’ll get a D in at least one class freshman year,” then yes.
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As public educational reform has become a hot topic via elections, protests, and even the cineplex, a similar movement is happening with the food served at public schools. Both present similar difficulties.
A look at rumored candidates to run CPS: two reform stars (Baltimore’s Andres Alonso and Charlotte’s Peter Gorman), a career superintendent (Maryland’s Jerry Weast), a young up-and-comer (NYC’s John White), and a member of Emanuel’s transition team (Timothy Knowles)
