Joshua Ray
March 22, 2016 Parents received letters in the mail from Chicago School Administrators warning them that they may need to fnd someone to watch their children on that day. According to the Chicago Tribune, “Chicago Public Schools offcials say the walkout would be illegal and that employees who don't report for work April 1st will not be paid. If every teacher walks out, the district said it would be withholding about $10 million in pay.” Mr. Coyle is one of the Delegates for the Teachers Union and had a vote for the walk out within Hubbard on Monday March 21st. The results for the votes came back. Teachers and staff of Hubbard voted 93 to 8 for the walk out. The Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, is supposed to give a percentage of revenue from TIF Funds to CPS schools located in neighborhoods in need. TIF funds are Tax Increment Financing, with that being stated Chicago Public Schools suffer because the Mayor of Chicago is using these funds to build hotels and buildings downtown for billionaire acquaintances. The Board of Education is not hand picked by the people like it should be but it is by the Mayor. “We do not trust the board of education, it is very hard to. It needs to be rebuilt to be able to trust them again.” Mr. Coyle said. One of the reasons is that CPS violated teachers contracts of getting higher salaries over the years of working experience just as another job would. On March 23rd, 2016, The House of Delegates voted 486 to 124 supporting the walk out. In the morning of April 1st, teachers and staff surrounded Hubbard High School protesting as well as moving it onto Pulaski Rd. The teachers of the Chicago Public Schools deserve more than this. Every single last one of them puts their hard work, time, and dedication to these students. It is their passion and they should be rewarded for what they have done and deserve everything they were promised and compensated for what was stolen from them. When you see teachers holding signs saying “Class size matters” or a student holding one stating “Hey Rahm, protect students not bankers!”, that should grabs your attention to the change needed for the Chicago Public School’s staff and teachers within and the education being taught to the next generation.
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By Jailene Magana
Hubbard High school has celebrated the diversity and rich culture of its students for forty years. But this year, one of the biggest highlights of International Day was removed. Food booths has been cancelled causing disappointment for faculty and students. In previous years, food booths set up in the Boys Gym was a favorite among the Hubbard family because it was a chance to sample food from around the world. It ranged from delectable fried chicken and mashed potatoes, sizzling tacos and a glacé fan, or sweet and salty pierogies accompanied with sour cream. Assistant Principal Mr. John Newman explained the reasons behind the discontinued food booths. “We submitted a proposal for approval of the food booths to the network offce and was returned as rejected,” he stated. Mr. Newman explained that HHS received a directive October or November of this year denying permission to sell food during regular school hours because it would interfere with the school lunch program. “We got a directive from the central office of CPS that no more food fundraisers would be approved during school hours. The only way that we could sell food is well after school hours.” ”We get a lot of federal dollars from the lunch program because all of our students are able to receive free or reduced lunch, and I think if we don’t have enough people taking lunch, if everyone starts buying snacks from fundraisers or international day, then we are in danger of losing the funding from the federal government and potentially losing positions for the people that work here.” “I would love to bring the food back,” Mr. Newman said. “We have thrown around some ideas about potential ways we could bring food back in the future. I believe that this is going to be one of the frst years we are going to have evening International Day performance. I think that’s one way we can kinda expand International Day and expand the school footprint in the neighborhood and bring in more diversity without breaking any CPS rules.” Although this is a disappointing loss of a special part of International Day, we can make the most of it by celebrating our diverse cultural backgrounds and hope that the food comes back next year. |
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