A protest at the Chicago Public Schools board meeting tomorrow over plans to close about 20 public schools could draw several hundred people, organizers say.Perhaps Mr. Huberman will have his hands full at the CPS.After the meeting, CPS will kick off a several weeks of hearings on proposed closures and other changes, leading up to a vote on the issue next month.The protest is organized by the Grassroots Education Movement, which includes more than a dozen advocacy and educational groups, including the Chicago Teachers Union, Teachers for Social Justice, Blocks Together and Designs for Change.The group says the CPS Renaisssance 2010 program does a poor job of including parents, teachers and students in decisions on school closings and turnarounds.“The experience of our membership is that there’s no space for them in Ren 2010,” says Cecile Carroll, the education organizer with Blocks Together, a West Humboldt Park advocacy group. “They’re not a part of the closings, they’re not a part of the openings, they’re not a part of the turnaround.”
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
School closure protest could draw hundreds, organizers say
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