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Friday, February 5, 2016

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Parent and community support builds as teachers hit the streets

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Parent and community support builds as teachers hit the streets:

Parent and community support builds as teachers hit the streets



Left Coast -- I'm excited to see this, even from 1,800 miles away.

The best news is that the embattled CTU is gaining mass support from parents and community members as another teachers strike seems more likely. According to the latest Tribune poll, Chicagoans support the union over Rahm Emanuel (a low bar) by more than three-to-one. That matches the support striking teachers had back in 2012.

The other day, Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown blasted the CTU for not accepting the board's first "serious" contract offer. As I said at the time, it's easy Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Parent and community support builds as teachers hit the streets: