The bill, which now needs only the signature of Governor Pat Quinn, a supporter of the measure, would make tenure contingent on student achievement and limit the collective bargaining rights of teachers unions by making it harder for teachers to call a strike. The bill also gives Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel the power to extend his city's school day and makes it easier to dismiss teachers deemed ineffective based on student achievement.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/13/illinois-house-passes-law_n_861439.html
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel speaks Thursday at Kenwood Academy High School. He hailed the Illinois House's passage of an education overhaul as a "historic day of opportunity for kids in the city of Chicago."
What a bastard.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-illinois-legislature-0513-20110512-53,0,6101492.story