CTU Votes on Contract Tomorrow
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union will vote on October 2 whether to ratify the contact negotiated with the city.
In the press release about the contract, CTU says these are the gains in the new contract for students and teachers:
Should members vote to ratify the contract it will force the Board of Education to:
· Hire over 600 additional teachers in Art, Music, Phys Ed and other subjects – helping to make the school day better not just longer.
· Maintain limits on class size – pushing back Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s attempt to remove all class size limits and threats to crowd 55 students into a class. The CTU also won a small increase in funding to decrease class size and was also able to add a parent Local School Council member to the “Class Size Committee” for every
In the press release about the contract, CTU says these are the gains in the new contract for students and teachers:
Should members vote to ratify the contract it will force the Board of Education to:
· Hire over 600 additional teachers in Art, Music, Phys Ed and other subjects – helping to make the school day better not just longer.
· Maintain limits on class size – pushing back Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s attempt to remove all class size limits and threats to crowd 55 students into a class. The CTU also won a small increase in funding to decrease class size and was also able to add a parent Local School Council member to the “Class Size Committee” for every
My Speak-out in Austin
I spent the last three days in Austin and had a great time. I’ll write about it on the flight home. I’m sitting on the JetBlue flight and the doors will close in 3 minutes.
Thought you might want to see this interview with me and Evan Smith. Only 24 minutes.
More later.
Thought you might want to see this interview with me and Evan Smith. Only 24 minutes.
More later.
Wall Street Eyes Profit Potential in Public School Budgets
The privatization movement has swung into high gear.
Many people find it hard to understand why so many Wall Street hedge fund managers and equity investors have suddenly become interested in public education.
Here is a good explanation.
No one ever went wrong by
Many people find it hard to understand why so many Wall Street hedge fund managers and equity investors have suddenly become interested in public education.
Here is a good explanation.
No one ever went wrong by
Edushyster Does Charter Math
Edushyster noticed a strange phenomenon.
A charter school received a $1.5 million grant to close the achievement gap.
Edushyster noticed that its first class had 47 students. But 17 eventually
A charter school received a $1.5 million grant to close the achievement gap.
Edushyster noticed that its first class had 47 students. But 17 eventually
