Chicago Public Schools fires 600 teachers and staff

[Hannah Bell]

On July 23, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Board of Education fired 600 educators and staff employees as part of an ongoing, statewide effort to close a massive budget deficit on the backs of state workers across Illinois. It is widely expected that up to 1,400 more CPS teachers and school workers will be laid off within the next two weeks, before the new school year begins.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/aug2010/chic-a03.shtml


Meanwhile, CPS Instructional Office (admin) reportedly junketing to luxury hotel in wisconsin for retreat, planning & "teambuilding":

http://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=1574§ion=Article

http://www.grandgeneva.com/Reservations_Rates/index.asp

[HEyHEY]

1. pfff.. education, waste of money anyway, we can just outsource everything.

[PDJane]

2. A fine way to make your country

into a third world nation.

What in the name of all that is holy is wrong with the government down there?

[Jim Sagle]

3. We don't take kindly to such an insult down here. Or at least we didn't used to.

Now we just :shrug: 'cuz we know it's true. ;(

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. OWNED!

x(

[Catshrink]

4. K&R

[BakedAtAMileHigh]

5. that is an incredible graphic

Scary as hell but really great.

[Catshrink]

7. Thank you

made it myself in a fit of snark.

[madfloridian]

8. kicked

[DailyGrind51]

9. CTU had the opportunity to save the jobs, but they chose their contracted 4% raise.

Chicago and Illinois are broke. We rival LA for the highest sales tax at 9.75%. Chicago's unemployment rate remains above 10%.

[Starry Messenger]

10. Wow, that looks really rigorous.

I can see why you'd need to travel to another state and treat yourself to day spa amenities to slog through all of that. :sarcasm: I can't wait to see how much that is costing.