On Tuesday, two more Chicago schools approved a longer school day for this year.
By a narrow margin of 51 percent, teachers at Nash Elementary School, 4837 W. Erie St., voted in favor of a longer school day Tuesday afternoon. Earlier in the day, teachers at Disney II Magnet Elementary School, 3815 N. Kedvale Ave., approved a waiver allowing for the additional instruction time by a vote of 20:4.
Both schools will start the new schedule Sept. 26, which means they stand to gain $150,000 in discretionary funds. Teachers at the schools will receive $1,250 bonuses.
It isn't really amazing that Rahm is doing this. It is amazing that the teachers are selling out for so little.