Chicago teachers are headed back to the classroom. Union delegates voted Tuesday (Sept. 18) to return back to their posts, after more than a week on the picket line. “We said that it was time — that we couldn’t solve all the problems of the world with one contract, and that it was time to […]
In week two of the Chicago teachers strike, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has decided to take legal action. As promised, Emanuel filed an injunction at the Richard J. Daley Center, Monday (Sept. 17) to have a judge step in to end the city’s first strike of teachers in 25 years. “I will not stand by while […]
Mitt Romney gave his opinion on the teachers strike in Chicago, placing the blame on President Obama for allegedly standing on the side of educators versus the students. In a statement released Monday (Sept. 10) Romney said that he was “disappointed” in the Chicago Teachers Union’s decision to “turn its back on not only a city […]
Teachers in Chicago announced Sunday (Sept. 9) night that they will go on strike after being unable to reach an agreement over salaries and benefits. This is the first time that a strike has occurred in 25 years, leaving many parents of an estimated 400,000 students, wondering where their children will go while the teacher’s union and […]
