The Chicago Teachers Union strike enters its third day today with negotiations between Chicago Public Schools and the union to resume at 11:00 a.m. Here are a few key developments from the last 24 hours:
* CPS announced that starting Thursday schools that are part of the strike contingency plan would be open until 2:30 p.m. instead of 12:30 p.m. These now 147 schools (it was initially 144) will continue to open at 8:30 a.m. The Chicago Tribune reports that attendance at contingency plan sites has been low.
* As PI reported, SEIU Local 1 janitors at contingency plan school sites might not work beginning Friday in solidarity with CTU. While a number of local unions showed their support yesterday for CTU, the janitor action is the only potential work stoppage planned.
* A day after Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney condemned the strike, his running mate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, chimed in. "Rahm and I have not agreed on every issue or on a lot of issues, but Mayor Emanuel is right today in saying that this teacher's strike is unnecessary and wrong," the Wisconsin Republican said at a campaign stop in Portland, Oregon. President Barack Obama has not publicly taken sides on the strike. Nor has Education Secretary Arne Duncan, the former head of CPS.
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I agree that this did not need to happen. What is wrong with evaluations of teachers. This would have been welcomed if you have such great teachers. Why have children out of school falling more behind if you really have the children first and not to pay out more money to teachers who a lot of the parents feel is too much.
Parents need to do like Lewis and picket at the schools left empty stating We want evaluations so that our children can have an equal chance and not pushed on or skipped over.
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