Interesting development on the length of school days in the Chicago Public Schools.
Just to bring you up to date: A fourth school today joined three others who have voted to add 90 minutes to their school day. And it feels more tense....
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Chicago aldermen back longer class day as 4th school makes the change
The Chicago City Council overwhelmingly approved a resolution today in support of a longer school day for public school children -- the same day a fourth school in the city...
Chicago Teachers Union rejects longer elementary day plan
The Chicago Teachers Union has rejected Chicago Public Schools officials' offer of a 2 percent raise for elementary school teachers in exchange for a longer school day starting in January....
Mayor backs longer school day for extra pay plan
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday he supported Chicago Public Schools' latest offer to teachers for a 2 percent raise in return for a longer school day. "We made a serious...
Behind the CPS financial curtain
The annual budget for Chicago's public school system is dense and complex, but one underlying fact stood apart from the rest: Over the last decade, CPS' student enrollment has steadily...
CPS prepares ‘grassroots’ back-to-school efforts
Chicago schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard announced today the district's back-to-school efforts, which will involve other city agencies, social media and old-fashioned door-to-door campaigning. District officials are calling the effort a...
My visits with Ahmed Wali Karzai
Reporter Noreen Ahmed-Ullah was one of the Tribune correspondents assigned to cover the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, and sent this email over after the death of Ahmed Wali Karzai: "So...
Whittier parents plan to meet today with CPS officials
Parents staging a sit-in at Whittier Elementary School say they plan to meet with CPS officials today. The parents, who initially sat in last fall to prevent demolition of a...
Whittier parents picket to block library construction
The heated debate over Whittier Elementary School's plans for a new library continued today with several dozen protesters forcing a delay on the project's start for a second consecutive day.About...
Covering the Chicago Public Schools in a time of transition
As CPS' new leadership looks at revamping Chicago's public schools system, they'll be paying close attention to strong principals like Marshall Metropolitan High School's Kenyatta Stansberry. One of the turnaround...