Chicago
Striking Chicago charter school teachers score big win
February 19, 2019The agreement ensures that future increases in public school funding are invested directly in the schools, rather than being captured by corporate management fees. Strikers were also able to beat back management’s attempt to cut family...
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Chicago charter school teachers strike for smaller classes and higher pay
February 8, 2019Funding is up, but Chicago charter schools are cutting budgets and laying off staff. Teachers have had enough.
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Interested in Chicago, politics, or Obama? Read ‘Conversations with Abner Mikva’
February 5, 2019CHICAGO—If you’re interested in Chicago, read this book. If you’re interested in politics, read this book. If you’re interested in the more-than-occasional zaniness of Chicago politics, read this book. And if you’re interested in Barack Obama...
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Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia aims at empowering working-class communities
December 14, 2018Not since the days of Harold Washington has Chicago seen leadership from the mayor’s office that actually empowers working-class voices. Amara Enyia is out to change that.
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Chicago teachers, students win first-of-a-kind charter school strike
December 10, 2018"We are now a movement that commands national attention and can stop a city."
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