Teaching Jobs in Chicago Eliminated
Monday, July 26th, 2010Over 1500 teaching jobs in Chicago have been slashed, and many teachers are being forced to train their own replacements.
The teachers will be laid off before the new school year begins.
Hundreds of teachers received layoff notices in the mail this week. The Chicago Teachers Union is meeting with school officials Friday to discuss the layoffs.
About 400 teachers and 200 staff members got letters this week. AT the end of June, 239 teachers were dismissed. The Chicago Teachers Union is demanding that the laid off teachers get rehired before new teachers are brought on.
The schools are facing a $370 million defecit. Student to teacher ratios are increasing, and high school classes are being increased from 28 to 33 students. Precious programs, including bilingual programs, gifted programs, and afterschool programs are being cut.
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