May 24, 2013

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Chicago Teachers Union Strike

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How Strong Are U.S. Teachers Unions? A State-By-State Comparison

Posted 10.29.2012 | Home

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A study out of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and Education Reform Now, a conservative education think thank, examined the strength of teachers union...

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Romney Delivered More Effective Education Message During Debate, Insider Survey Says

Posted 10.09.2012 | Home

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Most political and policy “insiders” are of the belief that the Chicago Teachers Union won last month’s strike, and that Gov. Mitt Romney out-pe...

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After Teacher Strike's End, Questions Remain

AP | TAMMY WEBBER and SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 11.20.2012 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel secured an extension of Chicago's school day and empowered principals to hire the teachers they want. Teachers were...

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Students Head Back To Class Following Teacher Strike's Suspension

AP | TAMMY WEBBER and SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 11.19.2012 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel secured an extension of Chicago's school day and empowered principals to hire the teachers they want. Teachers were...

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Chicago Teachers Union Moves To Suspend Strike

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN and TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 11.18.2012 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Teachers agreed Tuesday to return to the classroom after more than a week on the picket lines in Chicago, ending a combative stalemate...

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Teacher Strike Enters Week 2, CPS Denied Court Injunction

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN and MICHAEL TARM | Posted 11.17.2012 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — An angry Mayor Rahm Emanuel's appeal to the courts to end a six-day teachers strike in the nation's third largest city set off a new r...

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Could Chicago's Teachers Strike Determine the Presidential Election?

Hermene Hartman | Posted 11.14.2012 | Home

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Teachers have become more than teachers. They are surrogate parents, social workers and disciplinarians. They have one of the toughest professional jobs and there are "evaluation" factors that may not be put on a form.

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Chicago Teachers Go to Bat -- and Take a Hit -- for Their Students

Elaine Weiss | Posted 11.14.2012 | Home

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What are the teachers worried about, to the point where they are risking not only their jobs, but their reputations? A host of popular but troubling policies -- and underlying assumptions -- that might finally get the in-depth public discussion that has been too long neglected.

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No Free Lunch: In Chicago, Poor Students Going Hungry As Strike Persists

HuffingtonPost.com | Peter S. Goodman | Posted 09.14.2012 | Home

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CHICAGO –- On a normal Thursday morning in September, Marcus Turner would be sitting in a classroom at Hyde Park High School, looking forward to the...

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The Daily Szep -- Chicago

Paul Szep | Posted 11.13.2012 | Home

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Obama Administration Refuses To Take Sides On Chicago Teachers Strike

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 09.11.2012 | Home

After a day of silence, the Obama administration addressed the ongoing strike of the Chicago Teachers Union, a blistering fight that has divided labor...

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End the Strike: Our Children Deserve a Quality Education

Alyssa Granacki | Posted 11.11.2012 | Home

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As the Chicago Teachers Union begins their strike, I can empathize with some of their demands. However, I do not believe the solution is to abandon our responsbility to our children.

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Chicago Strike Spotlights Linchpin Of Obama Ed Policy

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 09.11.2012 | Home

-- One of the key disagreements driving Chicago teachers to the picket lines this week is also a central component of President Barack Obama's educat...

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PHOTOS, VIDEO: Teacher Strike Enters Second Day In Chicago

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 11.11.2012 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — As Chicago teachers walked the picket lines for a second day, they were joined by many of the very people who are most inconvenienced ...

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Thousands Of Chicago Teachers Take To The Streets

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 09.11.2012 | Home

It started early in the morning and crescendoed in the afternoon, with thousands upon thousands of teachers clad in red union shirts swarming downtown...

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Poor Students Can't Afford Teachers' Strike

| Beth Akers and Matthew M. Chingos | Posted 11.10.2012 | Home

This piece comes to us courtesy of The Brookings Institution. Ninety-three years ago yesterday, the Boston police force went on strike, leaving the...

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Chicago Teachers Strike: Contract Issues Issues Persist Amid Teacher Walkout

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 11.10.2012 | Chicago

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As Chicago teachers walk the picket lines, their union and the city's school district resumed negotiating Monday over a new contract that includes big...

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CPS Strike Could Ignite Change

Michael Geheren | Posted 11.10.2012 | Teen

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Students may be excited they do not have to attend school due to the Chicago Teachers Union strike. What some students don't realize is that this could be a benefit to them, not just the teachers.

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Chicago Students, Parents, Take To Twitter On Teachers Strike

Posted 11.10.2012 | Home

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Chicago teachers went on strike Monday for the first time in 25 years after weeks of negotiations between the city and the Chicago Teacher's Union fai...

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Teachers In Country's 3rd Largest District Go On Strike

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 11.09.2012 | Home

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On Monday, Chicago's public school students won't have any classes to go to. After weeks of negotiations, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's team and the Chicago...

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Teachers Union On Verge Of Authorizing First Strike In 25 Years

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 06.09.2012 | Chicago

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CHICAGO -- Angry that one promised raise disappeared and that they're being asked to work longer days without what they consider to be an adequate pay...

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Chicago Loves Teachers (and So Does Matt Damon)

Kenzo Shibata | Posted 08.04.2012 | Chicago

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Teachers, paraprofessionals, and school clinicians: Keep your heads up. The public is behind educators even though the corporate education reform establishment continues to try to drive a wedge between teachers and the public they serve.

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Chicago Teachers Union Preps For 4,000-Strong Downtown Protest

Posted 05.23.2012 | Chicago

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The Chicago Teachers Union is preparing to bring together some 4,000 Chicago Public Schools teachers in a Wednesday rally intended to send a message o...

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