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Parents, students and unions press board to protect arts programs and prioritize staff continuity
Summary
Union leaders, parents, students and teaching artists delivered extensive public comment asking the board to preserve conservatory programming at Chi Arts and to pursue stability for schools facing charter transitions, citing past harms from closures and requesting concrete transition planning.
Union leaders and dozens of community members used public participation at the Nov. 4 special board meeting to urge the Chicago Board of Education to protect arts programming and school communities.
Jackson Potter, CTU vice president, told the board that charter operators had "taken advantage" of the system and called for "maximum stability" for affected students and staff. Caroline Rutherford (CTU charter division) presented survey…
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