Education
Parents and students back Chicago teachers
September 18, 2012Hundreds of parents and students demonstrated their solidarity with striking Chicago teachers in rallies across the city Sept.18.
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Chicago teachers to vote Sunday on ending strike
September 14, 2012CHICAGO- Teachers here will vote on Sunday, Sept. 16, whether to continue or end the weeklong strike. Some 800 elected union delegates met today and decided they needed to see - in writing - more details...
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Chicago teachers: “Assault on public education needs to end here”
September 13, 2012"We didn't start this fight; the assault on public education started here and it needs to end here," declared Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union.
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Chicago teachers agree: Children do deserve better
September 11, 2012The kids of Chicago deserve better. They deserve a mayor who doesn't use them as political props.
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Chicago teachers strike for good schools
September 11, 2012Declaring "enough is enough," 28,000 Chicago public school teachers, paraprofessionals, clinicians, social workers and counselors went on strike September 10.
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