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CPS Instructional Time Comparison

• Chicago students receive the least instructional time of any students compared to the country’s 10 largest cities. (See next page for sources.)

• Chicago public schools provide students with 15% less instructional time than the national average.

• From kindergarten through high school, a Chicago child will receive nearly 3 years less instructional time than a peer student in Houston.

Sources for Instructional Time Comparison

Sources used in this comparison include district policies and administrative guidelines, teachers union contracts, and academic calendars, and were cross-checked against independent third-party studies and reports. 

In addition, as part of the data-gathering process, school district personnel in the comparable districts provided guidance and assisted in making judgments about intra-district scheduling variations.

New York City

• Agreement between New York City Board of Education and UFT

• New York City Department of Education K-12 Instructional Time

• New York City Department of Education 2010-2011 School Year Calendar

Chicago

• Agreement between the Board of Education of the City of Chicago and Chicago Teachers Union

• Instructional Time Provided to CPS Students Each Day and Year (see next page)

Los Angeles

• 2008-2011 Agreement, LA Unified School District and United Teachers LA

• Administrative Guide, Los Angeles Unified School District

Houston

• Elementary School Guidelines 2010-2011, Houston Independent School District

• Secondary School Guidelines 2010-2011, Houston Independent School District

Philadelphia

• CBA between the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and School District of Philadelphia

• Philadelphia Teaching Fellows - Teaching in Philadelphia

Phoenix

• Arizona Dept. of Education USFR Memorandum No. 191

San Antonio

• San Antonio Independent School District Board Policy Manual

San Diego

• San Diego Education Association Contract

• Administrative Procedure, San Diego Unified School District, Subject: District Master Calendar

• Administrative Procedure, San Diego Unified School District, Subject: Length of K-6 School Day

• Administrative Procedure, San Diego Unified School District, Subject: Length of 7-12 School Day

Dallas

• Dallas Independent School District Board Policy Manual

San Jose

• San Jose Unified School District Annual Financial Report, June 30 2010

National average

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)

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