NBC Chicago (blog)/
Chicago Teacher's Union President Karen Lewis, Friday, responded quickly to a letter sent to local news media by Chicago Public School's CEO Jean Claude Brizard that asked for her help in negotiating longer school days. She says Brizard -- and by proxy ...
Chicago Tribune/
Monday was the new normal at Fiske Elementary School on the South Side, with more time dedicated to math and reading and, for the first time since many of the school's kids were in diapers, recess.
Chicago Tribune/
The tongue-lashings Chicago Public Schools has endured in the last several weeks over its short school day — U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan called it a "disgrace" — have overshadowed the fact that that many suburban students aren't receiving much more instruction time than CPS.
Chicago News Coop/
Teachers and students at more than 280 Chicago Public Schools indicate they need more support to improve their performance, according to the results of a survey conducted by the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research.
Sun-Times/
The Chicago Teachers Union on Thursday filed its first major legal salvo in the battle over a longer school day, charging that Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his education team are waging an illegal campaign to circumvent the union. CTU President Karen Lewis said Emanuel’s actions amount to a declaration of war.
Related: Duncan says CPS deserves badge of shame for short school day [S-T]
