To: Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, Mayor of Chicago, The Illinois State House, The Illinois State Senate, and Governor J.B. Pritzker
CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEED AN ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD
WE, the undersigned registered voters, feel that the City of Chicago should have a school board elected by the people NOT appointed by the Mayor.
Why is this important?
It is NOT the schools failing the children. It IS the Chicago Board of education failing our schools. Chicago needs a school board ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE "NOT" APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR!!! Chicago is the ONLY school district without an elected school board. That Election should be funded by tax dollars as are our Local School Council elections in order to keep corporations from corrupting the democratic process.
Making a Case for an Elected School Board
Chicago needs an elected school board that...
1 represents the people NOT corporations,
2 emphasizes teaching NOT testing,
3 welcomes parents and the community,
4 replaces suspensions & expulsions with restorative justice
(community service)
5 dismantiles the school-to-prison pipeline,
6 funds smaller class sizes,
7 finances public schools, NOT corporate schools,
8 helps parents get Title I funds,
9 promotes a challenging curriculum,
10 advocates for teachers, collective bargaining, & supports
teacher pensions,
11 values and affirms the right of quality public school education
for all,
12 uses fair, equitable, and ethical hiring & firing practices.
Making a Case for an Elected School Board
Chicago needs an elected school board that...
1 represents the people NOT corporations,
2 emphasizes teaching NOT testing,
3 welcomes parents and the community,
4 replaces suspensions & expulsions with restorative justice
(community service)
5 dismantiles the school-to-prison pipeline,
6 funds smaller class sizes,
7 finances public schools, NOT corporate schools,
8 helps parents get Title I funds,
9 promotes a challenging curriculum,
10 advocates for teachers, collective bargaining, & supports
teacher pensions,
11 values and affirms the right of quality public school education
for all,
12 uses fair, equitable, and ethical hiring & firing practices.