Schurz & Mather Get Duncan Visit
It's not just Schurz HS that's getting a Duncan visit today -- Mather is also getting some Duncan love, as is Governors State. Meantime, Duncan has weighed in on the school day dispute -- on Emanuel's side, of course:Arne Duncan: CPS deserves ‘a badge of shame’ for short school day Sun Times: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Thursday that Chicago Public Schools deserve the “badge of shame’’ for having such a short school day, and he wished he could have lengthened it while he was Schools CEO here. Duncan backs longer Chicago school day Tribune: Count U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan among the biggest cheerleaders for lengthening the school day in Chicago. Coming to town Friday to talk education reform with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gov. Pat Quinn, Chicago Public Schools chief Jean-Claude... See schedule below: U.S. EDUCATION SECRETARY DUNCAN TO TRAVEL TO CHICAGO ON FRIDAY, VISIT CARL SCHURZ HIGH SCHOOL ON FINAL DAY OF “EDUCATION AND THE ECONOMY” BUS TOUR Several senior Department officials will also visit Chicago Friday to highlight education partnerships, discuss increasing college access and completion, and promote support for English Language Learners U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will travel to Carl Schurz High School in Chicago on Friday, Sept. 9, where he will visit a classroom and engage in a panel
Disney, Charters May Be Next
Today's news is all about the addition of a 4th school where teachers have apparently voted to extend the day schedule this year and the possibility that more may join them -- Disney teachers are considering it and charter schools are eager to find out if they qualify. Meantime, CTU is claiming that dozens of schools have voted the proposal down but hasn't named any schools yet. Charter Schools Eye Longer Day Incentives CNC: Broy estimates that 81 of the city’s 103 charters would qualify for the extra money. Disney teachers mulling longer day Tribune: At a local school council meeting Thursday, Disney teachers asked questions about what a longer day would look like, but they also worried aloud that taking the vote was akin to crossing a picket line. Teachers union chief: Emanuel declared war over longer school day Sun Times: The union’s complaint with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board came as teachers at a fourth school — Benjamin Mays Elementary in Englewood — voted to waive the existing CTU contract and add 90 more minutes to the school day in exchange for 2 percent raises and other perks. Englewood school is fourth in Chicago to adopt longer class day Sun Times: Teachers at Benjamin Mays Elementary, 838 W. Marquette, overwhelmingly agreed to work 90 minutes
