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Rockford teachers settled. Now another big Illinois school district heading for a walkout? « Fred Klonsky

Rockford teachers settled. Now another big Illinois school district heading for a walkout? « Fred Klonsky:


Rockford teachers settled. Now another big Illinois school district heading for a walkout?

Two weeks ago it was Rockford. Teachers there hit the bricks for several days before reaching an agreement.
Last week Elgin teachers rejected a deal worked out between the Elgin Education Association and the Elgin school district.
In a echo of issues separating teachers and management in Chicago, one of the issues that resulted in the agreement being turned down by a two-to-one margin was a longer school day.
Gary Lorber, an English teacher at Bartlett High School, said the vote was an “overwhelming