Teachers, Parents Sound Off On CPS Budget
Teachers and parents jammed a meeting Wednesday night, for the first public hearing on the budget for Chicago Public Schools.
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Teachers and parents jammed a meeting Wednesday night, for the first public hearing on the budget for Chicago Public Schools.
Chicago Public Schools chief executive officer Jean-Claude Brizard and Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis met Tuesday, and one of the topics on the table was a longer school day.
The Chicago Teachers Union has decided to go back to the bargaining table rather than simply allow the school board to take away teacher pay raises for next year.
The Chicago Teacher's Union President says she had met Jean Claude Brizard, Mayor Emanuel's choice to head the Chicago Public School system, and describes him as "charming."
The head of the Chicago Teachers Union blasted Mayor Richard M. Daley on Friday over comments he made Thursday evening about teachers and how many hours they work.
A blue-ribbon panel hopes to put together three top choices for CPS chief by the time the new mayor takes office in May.
The head of the Chicago Teachers Union says voters – and not the mayor – should decide who runs the school district.
