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New contracts at Acero and the Chicago International Charter School network enshrine protections for undocumented students and take steps toward stronger bilingual services and increasing teacher diversity.
The district’s most vulnerable students often end up in alternative schools that are especially under-resourced to cope with the trauma of gun violence.
Many bilingual programs are violating state law by failing to provide adequate services to the district’s growing share of students whose native language is not English.
Muchos programas bilingües no cumplen la ley porque ofrecen servicios inadecuados al creciente porcentaje de alumnos cuyos idiomas natales no son inglés.
A small-scale study of teachers by an education policy group found that most teachers say the district’s professional development is ineffective–a long-standing complaint by teachers.
CPS has approved a $1 million agreement with the Golden Apple Scholars program to provide 175 new teachers—many of whom will likely be minorities–during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years.
Angel Torres worked overtime to complete his student teaching. At midnight, he started his overnight shift as a senior service technician for People’s Gas. At 8 a.m., he headed to Ames Middle School for his student-teaching assignment. The grueling routine is now over. But with impending budget woes and labor unrest, Torres faces an uncertain job market.
Michael Vargas held down three jobs while he studied to become a teacher through the Grow Your Own program, an initiative that aims to create a more diverse teaching force. In CPS, newer teachers are now more likely to be white, with Latinos like Vargas the most under-represented.
By transforming teacher work, we can give all teachers the green light to take initiative and work toward making their schools better for our kids. We have to start by ensuring that teachers have the time and space to collaborate.
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten visited King College Prep on Tuesday to learn about the school’s unique approach to professional development for teachers and to meet with Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis.