Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Chicago parents pushing back on Rahm's longer school day

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Chicago parents pushing back on Rahm's longer school day:

Chicago parents pushing back on Rahm's longer school day

by Mike Klonsky

At yesterday's march to the mayor's house. (M. Klonsky pic)

At Drummond Montessori school, parents conducted a survey that showed that only 8.5 percent supported the seven-and-a-half hour day that Emanuel favors. Nearly three-quarters preferred a six-and-a-half or seven-hour day. Parents and students at two of the city’s selective public high schools — Northside College Prep and Walter Payton College Prep — have circulated petitions raising concerns about the longer school day.

Jonathan Goldman, a parent and Local School Council member at Drummond helped organize the survey. He