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Contents 1 Preferential Treatment 2 Deletion 3 Suggestions 4 POV Subsection on Teacher layoffs 5 more Pov in 2005 Teacher layoffs

[edit] Preferential Treatment

Whoever has a problem with this section, please articulate why. When I first saw the page, I was shocked at how pro-CPS it was. It seemed like a brochure that CPS could pass out. The different treatment that magnet schools receive relative to community schools, is very important and should be acknowledged. The fact that a Chicago newspaper decided that it was important enough to print on page 2 of its paper, should be an indicator of the issues significance.

[edit] Deletion

Whoever deleted the section about preferential treatment of magnet schools, please articulate a reason if you are going to delete it.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Drabin23 (talk • contribs) 22:14, 22 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Suggestions

I would like to suggest the addition of academic scores, indexed by class and year, to expand this article.

Also further information on why Daley made a power grab for CPS in the late 1990's

The effects of No Child Left Behind on CPS —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ekasprzycki (talk • contribs) 16:27, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] POV Subsection on Teacher layoffs

I've taken out the following subsection on the 2005 teacher layoffs on the gounds that it's not NPOV. There's one reference for it at the bottom of the page (that I've left in, but I can't even get to) which isn't sufficient to blame specific leaders in the union. Similarly, without any idea how many teachers were dismissed without a reason being disclosed, it's not appropriate to assume (in this context, anyway) that they were let go in bad faith.

Anyway, I'm holding it below pending a more rigorous treatment, more thorough research, or at least some context to put it in.

===Untenured teachers lose their jobs===

School administrators issued advanced dismissal notices to approximately 1,116 untenured teachers between March and April 2005. Apparently the leadership of the Chicago Teachers Union under Deborah Lynch overlooked a discrepancy in the 2003 contract, giving principals the power to dismiss untenured teachers without due process. Principals can simply login to a website, select a reason from six items listed on a drop-down menu, and click a submit button. At least fifty-percent of the dismissed teachers experienced difficulty controlling their classrooms, granting justification. Other reasons for dismissal include poor communication skills and rapport with fellow teachers and parents. Controversially, principals can simply choose "other" from the drop-down menu concealing any reason for a dismissal. This is a questionable practice on the basis that it conceals reasons, which may include budget cuts, and even personal vendettas.

Emphasis added. Johndodd 02:26, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

I've restored the subsection on the 2005 teacher layoffs on the basis that information regarding CPS's hiring practices was retained (e.g. housing incentives, etc). Retaining the section pertaining to the housing incentives while removing the school district's questionable practices appears biased. If we're going to say that CPS gives out free ice cream to children, then we should also talk about how they fire the ice cream guys for no reason, metaphorically speaking. User:Voice of Reason 12:17 3 April 2006 (CST)

[edit] more Pov in 2005 Teacher layoffs

School administrators issued advanced dismissal notices to approximately 1,116 untenured teachers between March and April 2005. Apparently the leadership of the Chicago Teachers Union under Deborah Lynch overlooked a discrepancy in the 2003 contract, giving principals the power to dismiss untenured teachers without due process. Principals can simply login to a website, select a reason from six items listed on a drop-down menu, and click a submit button. At least fifty-percent of the dismissed teachers experienced difficulty controlling their classrooms, granting justification. Other reasons for dismissal include poor communication skills and rapport with fellow teachers and parents. Controversially, principals can simply choose "other" from the drop-down menu concealing any reason for a dismissal. This is a questionable practice on the basis that it conceals reasons, which may include budget cuts.

Sounds like who ever wrote this was a teacher who got fired lol its Way POV 67.162.66.69 02:51, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

LOL! Learn to write so it makes sense, lol! Don't make assumptions about people you don't know, or else you'll find yourself in trouble, lol!