Help Win an Elected Representative School Board
- CPS’s privatization policies—school closings, turnarounds and charters—do NOT improve education. They have been devastating to all children, especially those in African American and Latino communities.
- Class size has increased. Art, music, recess, PE & after school activities have been cut, while high-stakes testing eats up more classroom and learning time.
- CPS has expanded an unequal system: A top tier of selective schools for a few students and a bottom tier of resource-starved neighborhood schools for everyone else.
- CPS makes decisions, like an unfunded longer school day, without public input.
- CPS blames teachers, parents, and students for the problems THEY have created.
- Teacher morale is at an all-time low.
An Elected Board is a Necessary FIRST STEP to Improve Our Schools.
- An elected board would be accountable to the public and could be more diverse, reflecting the people it serves.
- Chicago is the only city in Illinois with an appointed school board.
- Election requirements could mandate specific qualifications and cap campaign expenditures, thus reducing the influence of money and politics on education.
Help Win an Elected Representative School Board for Chicago.
- The Illinois Legislature must pass a law to enact an elected school board.
- Sign a petition to get an advisory referendum for an elected board on the November ballot.
- Volunteer to help Chicago win an elected school board.
- Contact your elected officials. Ask them to support a Representative Elected School Board.
- Help Win an Elected Representative School Board
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