Reply #133: As I understand it, the union is all for that. But since class sizes in Chicago are the highest [View All]

[Laluchacontinua]

in the state & in violation of law, they're saying hire more teachers & add those subjects to the curriculum again rather than make existing teachers teach 90 minutes more for free in already overcrowded, stressed classrooms.

There are videos on you tube of karen lewis saying this.

As I understand it, the reason the school day is short is because the admin cut out the frills to save money -- & there was some hanky-panky involved that I haven't quite figured out yet.