In @ChiPubSchools board meeting after meeting, I listen to passionate @chiartshs parents, teachers & students ask the board to preserve their excellent & expensive conservatory model. And charter parents just asking the board to renew their schools and fund their fairly
At @ChiPubSchools board meeting, the @CTULocal1 board members have just voted to NOT have public comments (not hear from families) before they (hopefully) vote on charter renewal today. #politicsOVERstudents
I am at the @ChiPubSchools board meeting at 9:46 pm where the powerful Supt Dr. Macqueline King delivered this speech to defend her team at CPS and move forward with the charter renewal vote
The CTU-backed @ChiPubSchools Board Members are advocating to delay charter renewals until next month - after school is out! How are the @CTULocal1 teachers at the unionized schools feeling about that?
At the @ChiPubSchools board meeting, where the anti-charter board members are trying to pass a motion to delay the city’s charter school renewals UNTIL June. This means the school year will end without a new renewal. How can they do that to families?
Do the CTU charter teachers at @chousechicago and @ACEROSCHOOLS know that their CTU lobbyist Jen Conant is pushing for short renewals for their schools? I thought unions were supposed to push for job stability for members.
At @ChiPubSchools board meeting, in non-shocking comments, @CTULocal1 charter chair Jen Connent is blaming everyone but her CTU for the EPIC closure. CTU never advocated 4 fair funding 4 EPIC or any charter. CTU threatened a strike to get a contract the school could never afford
At @ChiPubSchools Board Meeting, just heard from Board Member Rivas and others that they did not know beforehand that the district was completely revamping the network management system, resulting in many staff having to reapply for their positions
At @ChiPubSchools Board Meeting, Dr King shared GoCPS is a 1-stop shop for parents choosing schools 4 their kids. She said the site features info on all types of schools: specialized, selective, etc.She didn’t name charters. Which aren’t easy to find on GoCPS. Coincidence?
Here @ChiPubSchools meeting @WilliePreston_ speaking passionately as a state senator & CPS parent. He’s asking this board not to take out an irresponsible high interest loan. He said that’ll make it harder for Springfield legislators to get more education $$ into the state budget
Scratch that! @ChiPubSchools board member @jennicuster cited Robert’s Rules of Order and the simple majority asking the budget discussion to be moved up on today’s agenda STANDS. Score one for transparency
From @ChiPubSchools meeting, the vote to move up the discussion about the FY26 budget went down. Rivas, Smith, Custer, Rosenfeld & 8 others voted 4 transparency & Thatokura, Lozano, Bautista & others voted against. How many people will be watching 5 hrs into this meeting?
Here @ChiPubSchools board meeting, speakers continue lamenting the closure of 50 schools in 2013 but just think of the budget deficit CPS would be facing if there were even more schools with 100 or less students.
From @ChiPubSchools meeting, the vote to move up the discussion about the FY26 budget went down. Rivas, Smith, Custer, Rosenfeld & 8 others voted 4 transparency & Thatokura, Lozano, Bautista & others voted against. How many people will be watching 5 hrs into this meeting?
@CUMedicalSchool Nope just called again and they told me I would be getting it Monday. Happy I don’t live there and have to go CU Children’s Hospital in CO Springs ever again
“For years I have been highlighting how @ChiPubSchools and many other districts are siphoning money away from schools parents want their kids to attend to subsidize schools that parents don't want their kids to attend” Thanks, Jed! @CharterFolk https://t.co/10RcakLI5R