CHICAGO—A sweeping state education bill that passed the Illinois state Senate unanimously and had the support of teachers unions and education-advocacy groups could be derailed by claims it was altered at the last minute.
But the bill is threatened by a local fight: Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel would get the right to lengthen the school day, which is one of the shortest in the nation.The bill—which represents a compromise on some of the nation's most divisive education issues—would make it easier for districts statewide to dismiss ineffective teachers, base layoffs on performance instead of seniority, and toughen tenure rules.
The Chicago Teachers Union has charged that a last-minute change to the bill would curb its right to appeal Mr. Emanuel's actions, saying the "atomic bomb" was slipped into the 110-page bill without its knowledge.
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