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LIGHTFOOT
FIGHTS BACK AGAINST CTU, WITHHOLDS PAY AND CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION
Illinois Policy Institute/
Dylan Sharkey
A nonprofit is dedicating $5 million in
rescue funds to create more opportunities for students shut out of
classrooms while negotiations between Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago
Public Schools drag on.
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 Amidst the ongoing feud between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers
Union, the D.C.-based Center for Education Reform announced a $5 million rescue
fund through the STOP award.
The nonprofit’s STOP Award will grant money to assist schools or programs that
can immediately start or expand existing schools for students.
“We are looking for entrepreneurial approaches that can demonstrate to Chicago’s
leaders that in this century, children can learn and be taught even under the
most difficult circumstances,” said STOP Award Founder Janine Yass.
CPS classes were paused Jan. 5 after CTU voted electronically to transition to
remote learning because of Chicago’s rising COVID-19 cases. Mayor Lori Lightfoot
responded by warning teachers they’ll be docked pay if they don’t show up.
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Meanwhile, students and
parents are being punished by the lack of compromise between city
officials and the teachers union over COVID-19 testing measures.
The $5 million fund
will go toward starting or expanding programs that offer in-person
instruction or a hybrid approach.
“Our goal is to ensure that there are outstanding opportunities for
in-person and blended learning for students who have continued to be
failed by the Chicago Public Schools system,” said CER Founder and
CEO Jeanne Allen.
Applications open Jan. 7 at 3 p.m. and will be accepted through
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