Under Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools may close 129 schools to save money, and African-American students will bear the brunt of the displacement. Of the schools slated for closing, 103 have a student population that is 90 percent or more black, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The city has until the end of the month to [...]
It’s Over! Chicago’s Teachers Vote to End Strike
September 18, 2012 | Posted by
Delegates representing Chicago’s teachers union decided Tuesday that the city’s 29,000 school district employees would end their strike, meaning children may be back in school tomorrow. The next step is that 800 delegates will vote on the latest proposed agreement, which has been under review since Friday afternoon. Now that the union has come to [...]
Chicago Teachers Mull Latest Offer With Wednesday Court Date Looming
September 18, 2012 | Posted by
Delegates from the Chicago Teachers Union will meet today to decide whether to end a strike that has closed the nation’s largest school district for more than a week, knowing that a refusal means they should be prepared to defend their position in court. Some 800 union delegates representing the 29,000 teachers and support staff in Chicago [...]
Chicago Teachers Near Deal to End Strike on 4th Day
September 13, 2012 | Posted by
It appears that the two sides may be close to an agreement that would end the teachers strike in Chicago and send children back to school as early as tomorrow but more likely on Monday, according to both the head of the teachers union and a spokesperson for the Chicago Public Schools. Chicago Teachers Union [...]
Striking Chicago Teachers Take Issue With Obama Administration Reforms
September 11, 2012 | Posted by
It’s as much a strike as it is a referendum on a school reform agenda favored by President Barack Obama. The Chicago teachers strike that began Monday is less about money and smaller class room sizes than it is about the other improvements championed by the president, his Education Secretary in Arne Duncan and Chicago [...]
Chicago Teachers Go On Strike For The First Time In 25 Years
September 10, 2012 | Posted by
Chicago Teachers Strike – As if a city with a soaring murder rate that makes it statistically more dangerous to Americans than Afghanistan didn’t already have enough problems. Chicago’s growing list of serious issues that demand immediate attention added another big one to the list on Monday when the city’s school teachers went on strike [...]
Chicago Teachers Union Authorizes Strike
June 11, 2012 | Posted by
Chicago – The Chicago Teachers Union is set to announce it has more than enough votes to authorize a teachers strike, according to local news reports. Chicago Teachers Union officials revealed Monday that nearly 90 percent of their members have authorized a strike — giving them the largest such mandate in the union’s history. The [...]
