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Monday, September 17, 2012

The Chicago Teachers Strike, Week 2 :: Frederick M. Hess

The Chicago Teachers Strike, Week 2 :: Frederick M. Hess:



Up until Sunday, word on the street was that the Chicago strike would definitely end over the weekend. If you'd asked me on Thursday or Friday, I'd have put the likelihood that kids and teachers would be back in school today at better than 95%. (This is why I try to limit my gaming.) But the union decided not to accept the latest contract deal on Sunday night, and now CTU president Karen Lewis is saying the earliest kids might get back to school is Wednesday. As this thing bleeds into its second week, the story gets thornier.