another victory for CORE in chicago: class size

[Hannah Bell]

Class Size Victory in Chicago

The Chicago management tried to use threats of class size increases to get parents riled up against teachers but the new Chicago Teacher Union leadership - CORE and the parent -PURE- alliance held...

It really didn't take that long - CEO Huberman has already backed down on the 37/35 in a classroom threat. Elementary class sizes are back to 2010 levels, though Huberman is still saying that high school class sizes have to go up from 31 to 33. And he thinks the teachers should make up the rest of the supposed deficit by giving back the 4% pay raise called for in their contract.

To their great credit, the Raise Your Hand group, which CPS had invited to join Huberman at the press conference, disagreed, according to the Sun-Times, saying it was up to "lawmakers and Mayor Daley, not teachers, to work on filling the remaining budget gap."

Parents and teachers working together - so far, so good.

http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/


I'm impressed so far.

[rpannier]

1. Good News

In Arnie's backyard no less

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Excellent news from Chicago these days

Gives me hope.

[Starry Messenger]

3. Good!

kick.

[Dinger]

6. Another From Da Ding

:)

[mbperrin]

4. Here's something that will actually help.

Dare we hope this could spread?

[LWolf]

5. Excellent! nt

[Reader Rabbit]

7. When are the next elections for NEA and AFT bosses?

It would be awesome to run one of these CORE folks in those slots.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. AFT top brass is up for election next week

NEA might be this week. They are meeting now at their annual convention.