NBC Chicago (2/26, 4:46 p.m. ET, Bonafiglia) reports, "Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbra Byrd-Bennett announced Monday that every CPS school will for the first time offer full-day kindergarten starting next school year." The city has "six thousand additional seats...this past year, bringing the total number of students with access to 26,500." The effort "is part of a $15 million investment by the city in high-quality education." Secretary Duncan issued a statement saying, "This strategic investment in the education of young Chicagoans will not only improve their preparation for school and their life chances - it will also immeasurably strengthen and enrich this great city."
The Chicago Tribune (2/25, Ahmed-ullah) reports, "The program will be paid for with savings at the central office that include limiting overtime by engineers and renegotiating heating and electric contracts for school buildings."
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