Chicago parents’ letter to the Board of Education on longer day
February 22, 2012
Dear Members of the Chicago Board of Education,
Parents from community groups across the city have joined forces to help inform the Chicago Board of Education on what we view as necessary changes to the school day at CPS. Parents are concerned that Chicago Public Schools has set forth an agenda regarding the longer day that profoundly affects Chicago’s children and families without soliciting or listening to real parent feedback. We are deeply concerned that schools, teachers and students are being asked to do more with less resources and that this will have a highly demoralizing effect on our district, and, ultimately on our children and their attitude about formal education.
We are concerned that not all children will receive a well-rounded education, especially kids who are in schools