Marking the start of what is expected to be contentious contract negotiations, the Chicago Teachers Union made its first round of demands to the Chicago Board of Education.
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Scores of school activists waged a Rev. Martin Luther King Day march outside Marquette Elementary School Monday to protest plans to turn over the massive school to what they called a “politically connected’’ operator.
Up to 30 Chicago public schools with great ideas about how to use a longer school day this fall will receive an extra $100,000 per school under a new, privately-funded “innovation grant’’ competition announced Wednesday.
Chicago schools that voted for a longer day starting in January will add that extra 90 minutes daily when students return to classes Monday. Schools that opted not to take Mayor Rahm Emanuel's financial incentives and not adopt a longer day can expect guidelines soon for next school year, when all schools will be required to add the extra time.
A Chicago Board of Education meeting came to a sudden halt Wednesday when a raucous group of protesters from the Chicago Teachers Union, Occupy Chicago and other organizations erupted into a chorus of chants denouncing board members. It was the first board meeting since Chicago Public Schools announced a series of closings, consolidations and turnarounds.
