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Monday, September 10, 2012

Chicago teachers strike and challenge corporate reform model of education | Seattle Education

Chicago teachers strike and challenge corporate reform model of education | Seattle Education:


Chicago teachers strike and challenge corporate reform model of education


Strike!
For the best coverage on the strike this morning, go to Democracy Now’s coverage of the strike:
Striking Teachers, Parents Join Forces to Oppose “Corporate” Education Model in Chicago
Here are the specific stories on the strike:
More than 29,000 Chicago public school teachers and support staff have gone on strike today after union leaders failed to reach an agreement with the nation’s third-largest school district over educational reforms sought by Mayor Rahm Emanuel. It is the first teacher strike in Chicago in a quarter of a century. Unresolved issues include the cost of health benefits, the makeup of the teacher evaluation system and job security. Emanuel, who is President Obama’s former chief of staff, wants teacher evaluations tied to the standardized test results of students. We hear the