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CaféAuLait;5438838 said:CaféAuLait;5438743 said:The city's mayor, Rahm Emanuel is behind this push for longer school hours. You assume that the poor achievement is about food and or parenting. Sure we can blame part of it on such, just as any school district. However their failure rate is about 50 percent and it all can't be blamed on parents.
How do you know? You 're just guessing. Where's the evidence?
Somewhere along the way their school mentors have responsibility too. Having the shortest school days of the country is obviously not helping.
There are plenty of failing school districts with long days.
I'm not guessing, I am reading Mayor Rahm Emanuel from the NPR article I linked to earlier. He states that the day is so short they have to pick and choose if they get to learn math, science or have lunch!
Chicago Wants Longer School Day; Foes Want Details : NPR
Again, though, you're mixing terms. No one is denying the students should have longer hours to have more time to focus on subject matter. But to ask the teachers to work 36% longer days for NO pay increase, is ridiculous.