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Chicago Teachers Union Vice-President Jesse Sharkey and author and educator Lois Weiner of New Jersey City University talk at last weekend’s CTU school improvement conference.
Teacher activism, “reframing” the public debate on education and skepticism regarding teacher evaluation were among the topics at the recent Chicago Teachers Union’s annual School Improvement Conference.
“Education in Crisis: What YOU Can Do” offered a day-long series of speeches and workshops with advice on curriculum and teaching, but also strategies to help teachers organize for the expected battles with a new city administration and schools leadership.
The conference kicked off with a speech from Lois Weiner, a former New York City teacher and a leading scholar on urban education at New Jersey City