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In the News: CPS vs. CTU school day battle heats up September 19, 2011 By: Cassandra West The debate over a longer school day in Chicago Public Schools has now turned nasty, with both sides —the Chicago Teachers Union and school officials — accusing each other of exerting pressure to sway teachers, the Tribune reported over the weekend. Read More \| (0) Comments	In the News: 2 schools reject CPS longer-day pilot; CTU offers nominees for longer day advisory group September 16, 2011 By: Cassandra West Chicago Public School officials revealed for the first time Thursday that teachers at two schools had voted against joining a longer-school-day pilot, despite the offer of a 2 percent raise and up to $150,000 per school. Read More \| (0) Comments
In the News: Brizard calls CTU's expanded day offer 'win-win' for students September 15, 2011 By: Cassandra West Chicago Public Schools is taking a Chicago Teachers Union offer over longer school days for next year as a positive sign that the union will be working with the district on structuring the lengthened school day, the Tribune reports. Read More \| (0) Comments	In the News: CTU commissions poll; Brizard, Lewis in public debate; union proposes longer day plan September 14, 2011 By: Cassandra West A poll commissioned by the Chicago Teachers Union "finds strong public support for the city’s public school teachers and broad—and intense—opposition to the Board of Education’s and CEO Jean-Claude Brizard’s attempts to reduce teacher pay, even in the context of an extended school year. Read More \| (0) Comments
In the News: Runcie in top 2 for Florida job; school survey data released September 13, 2011 By: Rebecca Harris Chicago Board of Education Chief of Staff Bob Runcie is now one of just two finalists for the job of superintendent of Broward County, Fla. Public Schools. He is traveling to Florida and will attend a press conference there today and a public forum this evening. (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Read More \| (0) Comments	In the News: Union claims schools rejected waivers; Runcie interviews for Florida job September 12, 2011 By: Sarah Karp and Rebecca Harris The Chicago Teachers Union says as many as 30 schools voted down a waiver that would have extended the school day. (WBEZ) Read More \| (4) Comments
In the News: CTU takes legal action in longer day battle; Englewood school votes to lengthen day September 09, 2011 By: Cassandra West The Chicago Teachers Union on Thursday filed its first major legal salvo in the battle over a longer school day, charging that Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his education team are waging an illegal campaign to circumvent the union. Read More \| (2) Comments	In the News: CPS says other schools interested in longer day; first-day attendance rises September 08, 2011 By: Cassandra West Chicago Public Schools officials announced on the district's website Tuesday that plans are being put into place to extend the shortest school day in the nation by an additional 90 minutes and two weeks. It will implement its strategy for the 2012/2013 school year beginning this fall. Following CPS' announcement, Catalyst looked at the costs and benefits of a longer day, reporting that an "analysis of Illinois school district data showed that districts with the most learning time generally have moderately better test scores than those with the least time, but it’s not clear that one is causing the other." Read More \| (20) Comments
In the News: CPS says other schools interested in longer day; first-day attendance rises September 08, 2011 By: Cassandra West Chicago Public Schools officials say they've heard from other school principals and teachers interested in expanding their school day, but no more votes to do so had been taken as yet, according to the Tribune. Read More \| (0) Comments

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