Who Really Won in the Chicago Teachers' Strike?
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| Students picket with striking Chicago school teachers outside Lane Tech College Prep High School Sept. 11, 2012, in Chicago. (Getty Images) |
Both the Chicago Teachers' Union and Mayor Rahm Emanuel are claiming some victories in the end of the strike that shut down the Windy City's schools for seven days. The teachers' strike -- the city's first in 25 years --ended late Tuesday after the union's delegates voted to return to work.
According to the Chicago Tribune, there wasn't a clear winner in this fight. Both sides made notable concessions. The teachers will see their salary scale increase by double digits over the next three years, although it's not the 30 percent boost union president Karen Lewis initially sought. As for Emanuel's priorities, principals will continue to control staffing at schools, and Chicago will adopt an evaluation system that uses student test scores as a factor in evaluating teachers' job performance.
(For more coverage of the strike, check out the Chicago Sun-Times, as well as Catalyst Chicago. )
There was plenty of debate that a prolonged strike would hurt President Obama's re-election chances, as his
According to the Chicago Tribune, there wasn't a clear winner in this fight. Both sides made notable concessions. The teachers will see their salary scale increase by double digits over the next three years, although it's not the 30 percent boost union president Karen Lewis initially sought. As for Emanuel's priorities, principals will continue to control staffing at schools, and Chicago will adopt an evaluation system that uses student test scores as a factor in evaluating teachers' job performance.
(For more coverage of the strike, check out the Chicago Sun-Times, as well as Catalyst Chicago. )
There was plenty of debate that a prolonged strike would hurt President Obama's re-election chances, as his