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Thursday, July 18, 2013

2,085 more educators laid off by Rahm Emanuel’s appointed school board | Reclaim Reform

2,085 more educators laid off by Rahm Emanuel’s appointed school board | Reclaim Reform:

2,085 more educators laid off by Rahm Emanuel’s appointed school board

The billionaires and multimillionaires on the School Board of the Chicago Public Schools have attacked again, today. Mayor Emanuel’s appointed school board members laid of 2,085 more educators. Read the Chicago Teachers Union full press release HERE.
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Excerpt: “Once again, CPS has lied to parents, employees and the public about keeping the new school-based budget cuts away from the classroom,” Lewis said. “On Friday, CPS will reportedly lay off 1,074 teachers, 451 paraprofessionals and 550 other employees, on top of the nearly 850 professionals who lost their positions in June and the 550 probationary appointed teachers (PATs) and 22 Title I teachers who were laid off in May. The loss of