{"id":30698,"date":"2016-02-18T15:31:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T21:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=30698"},"modified":"2016-02-18T16:10:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T22:10:34","slug":"a-tale-of-two-schools-on-protest-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/a-tale-of-two-schools-on-protest-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A tale of two schools on protest day"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Vishakha Darbha and Bian Elkhatib<\/strong><\/p>\n

T<\/p>\n

eachers, parents and students gathered across the city Wednesday to protest Chicago Public Schools’ budget cuts.<\/p>\n

The Chicago Teachers Union helped organize the demonstrations in nearly 200 schools, demanding more funding for teachers and extra-curricular activities. Other issues included smaller classrooms and a decrease in standardized tests.<\/p>\n

Medill checked out the protests at two very different schools located within five miles of one another. <\/p>\n

At Saucedo Elementary Scholastic Academy, about 30 people gathered outside the school. Teachers, parents and students gave speeches about how the budget cuts could affect them in adverse ways.<\/p>\n

[vimeo 155748687 w=474]<\/p>\n

Teachers and Parents Protest Against Budget Cuts Outside Saucedo Scholastic Academy (Vishakha Darbha\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n

At Walter Payton College Prep, about 40 parents, students and teachers staged a walk-in.<\/p>\n

Payton hasn’t been as affected by the budget cuts because parents have contributed to the school’s funds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[vimeo 155749200 w=474]<\/p>\n

Walter Payton students, teachers and parents stage walk-in against budget cuts (Bian Elkhatib\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n

The walk-ins were held on the same day as Governor Bruce Rauner’s second budget proposal in Springfield.<\/p>\n

Photo at Top: Teachers, parents and children stand in front of Saucedo Scholastic Academy as they rally against budget cuts (Hannah Joy Gebresilassie\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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