Obama’s Education Secretary Far From Neutral When It Comes to Chicago Teachers Strike | The Dissenter

Obama’s Education Secretary Far From Neutral When It Comes to Chicago Teachers Strike | The Dissenter:

Obama’s Education Secretary Far From Neutral When It Comes to Chicago Teachers Strike

by Kevin Gosztola

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at Education Commission States Event (Photo by US Department of Education)

The Chicago Teachers Union went on strike on September 10. At least twenty-six thousand educators have been taking a stand in the streets, for a fair contract and for reductions in class sizes, the provision of social services for children, a halt to the expansion of charter schools and an end to “turnarounds” and school closings.
The Associated Press reports President Barack Obama’s education secretary, Arne Duncan, “isn’t taking sides in the Chicago teachers’ strike that is keeping more than 350,000 students out of the classroom.” The AP notes Duncan’s statement,“I’m confident that both sides have the best interests of the students at heart, and that they