PSAT for 11-20-12: Tell your state reps to vote NO on waiving the Dec. 1 school closure announcement deadline
For Public Schools Action Tuesday today, send a strong message to your state legislators. Contact for Illinois state senators here, and state representatives here. Most are in their home offices this week. The fall veto session, when action on the Chicago school closing deadline waiver will most likely be considered, begins this coming Monday, November 27.Research and common sense say NO to waiving the Chicago Schools Facilities Act December 1 school closing announcement deadline.
Chicago’s children should not be used as guinea pigs for experiments that are not working.
Chicago’s children deserve solutions that are research-based and that make sense.
Over 100 Chicago area university researchers have concluded that “reforms” such as school closings, charter school expansion, and mayoral control of schools – which are promoted by corporate interests and astroturf lobbying organizations – have not led to any significant improvements in achievement or savings, and have