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Charter School Lobby Silent as Charter Teachers Continue Strike | gadflyonthewallblog

Charter School Lobby Silent as Charter Teachers Continue Strike | gadflyonthewallblog

Charter School Lobby Silent as Charter Teachers Continue Strike


Charter school teachers in Chicago are in their fourth day of a strike.
Yet I wonder why the leaders of the charter movement are quiet.

Not a word from Campbell Brown or Michelle Rhee?

Not a peep from Betsy DeVos or Donald Trump?

This is a historic moment. Teachers at various charter schools have unionized before, but it has never come to an outright strike – not once since the federal charter school law was established in 1994.
You’d think the charter cheerleaders – the folks who lobby for this type of school  CONTINUE READING: Charter School Lobby Silent as Charter Teachers Continue Strike | gadflyonthewallblog