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Chicago schools chief out after run-ins with Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Chicago schools chief out after run-ins with Mayor Rahm Emanuel Nearly four weeks since the end of the first teachers strike in 25 years, and 17 months after being recruited from Rochester, N.Y., by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in May 2011, Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard is stepping down.…
British journalist: Chicago teachers’ strike touches on far-reaching issues
As Chicago teachers prepared to vote on a tentative agreement to end their weeklong strike, a British journalist appearing on Up With Chris Hayes Sunday said the issues at hand — not only teachers’ pay but evaluation standards, working conditions and government investment — are not just in play in…
Chicago teachers stage rally amid hopes of strike’s end
The Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU) will hold a rally on Saturday as a show of solidarity amid hopes that a tentative deal reached on Friday with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will hold. According to Reuters, the “Standing Strong With Chicago Teachers Rally” is intended to keep pressure on Mayor Rahm…
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