Why We're Striking in Chicago
Teachers, paraprofessionals and school clinicians in
Chicago have been without a labor agreement since June of this year.
Following the inability of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and the
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to reach an agreement over benefits, the
role of standardized tests in teacher evaluations, and physical
improvements to schools that teachers say are harming both teacher and
student performance, the CTU has announced that a city-wide stirke will
begin today - the first teachers strike in 25 years.
Pickets are
expected at 675 schools and the Board of Education.
The following are remarks from CTU President Karen Lewis.
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