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Some Parents Sending Kids To Charter Schools Due To Teachers’ Strike
CHICAGO (CBS) – Public school parents frustrated by the length of the Chicago teachers’ strike are looking for other educational options, and the city’s charter schools have reported a record number of calls.
CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker some parents are just asking questions, but others are enrolling their children for classes at charter schools.
Five-year-old Anthony spent his first week of school at Jesse Owens Elementary Community Academy. But, after the Chicago Teachers Union went on strike, and the walkout dragged on several days, Anthony’s mom got fed up and Anthony is now enrolled at Lloyd Bond Charter School.
“It was just very stressful for me, and I started to get angry, because I’m like ‘Why is it lasting this long?” Leondra Smith said.
She is among nearly 30 parents who enrolled their children in charter schools since last week.
According to the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, 12 percent of Chicago students attend charter schools. That percentage is expected to grow, because calls to charter schools from frustrated CPS parents have jumped from an average of 10 a day to nearly 70.
Stirrin the B.S.
September 19th, 2012
Unions: shooting themselves in the foot, one industry at a time.
Ohio Dan
September 19th, 2012
The strike is over. Can we assume the Unions got everything they want and failure will be the standard that is maintained?
fxdwg
September 19th, 2012
Wake up, Chicagoans! Put your kids in charter schools where they’ll actually get an education and not indoctrination. Better yet, move south to a blue state! Plenty of jobs, sunshine and good schools where teachers who underperform are fired!
MADJACK
September 19th, 2012
Striking teachers?
FIRE THEM ALL!
eternal cracker p
September 19th, 2012
What I want to know is how can the parents afford a charter school? CPS students goto school to get mandatory food because many parents can’t afford food or don’t know how to make a “proper nutritional choice.” You’re dealing with the highest taxes in the nation where the median single parent drops over 54% of their income to support one child! CPS is a money sucking disease and the whole system, especially that fat ugly bitch who runs the show, needs to shut down! If you like your Charter school you can keep it, but have to still pay full rate for CPS!
Corky
September 19th, 2012
@fxdwg–don’t you mean move to the south to a RED state?
old_oaks
September 19th, 2012
While charter schools provide an alternative to other public schools, they are part of the public education system and are not allowed to charge tuition.
old_oaks
September 19th, 2012
If you want insight as to the horrible crap that will go on in this country when the “real bubble” bursts. Look no further than the following statement.
“It was just very stressful for me, and I started to get angry, because I’m like ‘Why is it lasting this long?” Leondra Smith said.
Her kid missed 7 days of school, yet she’s reacting as if her kid has been out of school for the past 3 years.
47% of people in this country have no way of dealing “without” something and they are going to be the first ones to get desperate and do bad stuff.
Are you prepared for them?