WLS-TV Chicago, IL (9/9) reports that Benjamin Mays Academy has become the fourth school in Chicago to vote "to expand its classroom time by 90 minutes a day." The piece notes that Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard are backing the longer school day, though "the issue has strained relations between CPS and the Chicago Teachers Union, which says there hasn't been enough focus on how the extra time will be spent."
The Chicago Tribune (9/9, Ahmed-Ullah, 475K) also covers the school's decision, explaining that "to add more time to the school day, a majority of teachers at the school have to approve the change in schedule."
Teachers Wary Of "Defying" Union. Meanwhile, in a separate article, the Chicago Tribune (9/9, Ahmed-Ullah, 475K) reports on the controversy over whether to vote for the additional time at Chicago's Disney Magnet School, where Principal Kathleen Hagstrom suggested that for teachers, "adopting a longer day means waiving their contract - and defying the Chicago Teachers Union," making it "perhaps the biggest hurdle, she said."
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