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Ever since George W. Bush was sworn in as president of the United States, he and his administration instituted many federally mandated changes in public schools across the country. Now, according to Margaret spellings, secretary of education for the Bush administration may be more directly affect schools in Chicago and Illinois. Currently, Illinois, Michigan and New York have the lowest cap on the number of public charter schools allowed. Illinois has the lowest cap 60, then New York with a lid 100, and Michigan, the 150th

At one of Chicago’s charter schools at the end of January, spelling, said that the President wants all school districts across the country to change its limitation on the number of public charter schools allowed, so the school district, as well as schools in Chicago, the ability to convert as many of the traditional schools, charter, how they want.

Chicago school officials’ see it as a positive step. Over the years, have aggressively pursued the conversion charter schools. Chicago schools are currently allowed 29 of his 30 of the Charter School in place and running. With the current low-power 185 schools, Chicago schools officials “see the conversion to a public charter school as a possible solution to improve the performance of the school ‘. Otherwise, their only option is to make major personnel changes, they can only convert a traditional charter school in the current state guidelines.

Chicago school officials “believe that more drastic interventions are required to make these schools if not successful. Charter schools in Chicago have more freedom over their curriculum, budgeting and scheduling than traditional schools do. They also have a greater responsibility to the Chicago School.

Opponents of the Bush administration proposal to change the state charter school cap public believes the president is going too far. Lawmakers involved in the preparation of Illinois’ caps are some of those against the proposal. Union State Teachers’ is also against the proposal.

Representative Monique Davis, who is a Democrat representing Chicago (and Chicago School) and Vice-President of the House Education Committee, said in response to a proposal to lawmakers in Illinois are convinced, like many others across the country, that charter schools are still in experimental stage. Expansion of public charter schools should be held back until it emerges as viable and successful alternative for the future. They simply are not there yet.

Regardless of what Illinois lawmakers believe the proposal will soon be in Congress. If the bill passes, but it is a matter of state hands, because the federal government can impose whatever mandates they wish, when federal funding helps schools. This means that Chicago school officials’ may soon be able to take some serious intervention for the poor performance of 185 schools.

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