Teachers union, community groups want elected school board
Rev. Jackson says minorities have paid price for inequalities at CPS
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 The Rev. Jesse Jackson approaches the podium Wednesday at Chicago Public Schools headquarters. Jackson criticized a slate of school closings and changes that were adopted by the board. Friday he met with representatives of the Chicago Teachers Union and community groups to focus on returning the school board to an elected body. (William DeShazer, Chicago Tribune / February 22, 2012) |
Stung by another round of school closings and turnarounds, some community leaders are looking at how Chicago can return to publicly electing its school board.
At a meeting Friday at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition headquarters on the South Side, Chicago Teachers Union officials met with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and representatives from civic groups that helped lead the attempt to block Chicago Public Schools' recent efforts to close or "turn around" 17 chronically underperforming schools.
The aim of these meetings, Jackson said, is to build momentum to wrestle control of Chicago's school board away from the mayor and restore it as a publicly elected body.
At a meeting Friday at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition headquarters on the South Side, Chicago Teachers Union officials met with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and representatives from civic groups that helped lead the attempt to block Chicago Public Schools' recent efforts to close or "turn around" 17 chronically underperforming schools.
The aim of these meetings, Jackson said, is to build momentum to wrestle control of Chicago's school board away from the mayor and restore it as a publicly elected body.
