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Custodial contract causing problems at start of school year
It’s one of those jobs that you don’t really notice, until it’s not done.Dave Belanger knows firsthand. He once worked as a part-time, fill-in janitor for extra income early in his teaching...
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Schools CEO: privatizing janitorial services not 'as smooth as we would like'
Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett admitted Monday that turning over management of school janitors to two private companies hasn’t been going very well.“Obviously it has not been as smooth...
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School board takes on cleanliness controversy
The controversy over cleanliness in Chicago Public Schools seems to be hitting a nerve with members of the Chicago Board of Education.It could have been fiery comments from the head of the principals...
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Aramark, CPS change plan to cut school janitors
Today was supposed to be the last day of work for 468 janitors in Chicago Public Schools.But Aramark, the private contractor now overseeing the management of custodians in CPS, is changing that plan...
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Principals to CPS: End custodial contract now
Chicago Public Schools principals have had it.A survey conducted by the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association found nearly 90 percent of principals say their schools are dirtier than they...
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