Emanuel Calls for Longer School Days
Mayoral hopeful Rahm Emanuel called for longer school days in Chicago schools during a visit Wednesday to a charter school on the Southwest Side.
In a stop at the UNO Veterans Memorial High School on 47th Street, Emanuel lauded the year-old charter school as an improvement over neighborhood schools. The school is run by the United Neighborhood Organization, which has received copious amounts of public money — including a $98 million grant from the state last year to build more charter schools.
“Their hours are from 8 [a.m] to 5 [p.m], which is why their test scores are so much better,” Emanuel said after briefly touring classrooms with UNO’s leader, Juan Rangel.
Retiring Mayor Richard M. Daley has long said Chicago Public Schools should extend classroom hours, noting
