Articles Tagged with Chicago Teachers Strike

Striking Chicago Teachers Are ‘Like A Drunk Uncle At A Wedding’ [Video]

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Commenting on the Chicago teachers’ strike, Dr. Steve Perry, CNN Education Consultant and principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School, said yesterday (see video below) that teachers’ unions are hurting their own cause, especially in an election year. “They’re like a drunk uncle at a wedding trying to make a toast, making a fool of themselves,”… Read more »

Chicago Teachers Walk Out, Strikes Leaves 400,000 Students Without An Education

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400,000 students in Chicago are taking an unexpected vacation after teachers in the nation’s third-largest public school system went on strike Monday morning. The strike marks the first time in 25 years that Chicago teachers have abandoned their posts. Teachers and state workers were engaged in 11th hour contract negotiations that eventually failed, leaving 675… Read more »