School day debate is getting ugly
CPS, teachers union accusing each other of pressure tactics
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If it weren't a propaganda war already, the debate over a longer school day has now turned nasty, with both sides accusing each other of exerting pressure to sway teachers.
The battle is so fierce that union leaders at some schools have complained to the district that Chicago Teachers Union officials have made unannounced visits to their homes at night to persuade them to vote against adding 90 minutes of instruction time. Other union delegates have accused their principals of intimidating teachers with threats that schools will be closed and staffing positions cut unless teachers approve the measure, securing as
The battle is so fierce that union leaders at some schools have complained to the district that Chicago Teachers Union officials have made unannounced visits to their homes at night to persuade them to vote against adding 90 minutes of instruction time. Other union delegates have accused their principals of intimidating teachers with threats that schools will be closed and staffing positions cut unless teachers approve the measure, securing as
