Posts tagged ‘education’

CTU: The TRUTH in Black & White

by , posted on Saturday, September 15th, 2012 at 11:02 am

from the Chicago Teachers Union

Chicago Public Schools teachers and parents, current students and recent graduates, and CTU organizers talk about education in Chicago.

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Chicago Teachers Strike Enters Fourth Day

by , posted on Thursday, September 13th, 2012 at 9:06 am

from The Real News Network

Labor unions back striking teachers, while Democrats remain silent.

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Chicago Teachers Strike Rooted in Community Struggle

by , posted on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 at 12:45 pm

from The Real News Network

Chicago teachers fighting bipartisan consensus over “corporate” education reform

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Chicago Teacher”s Strike – Education is now get-rich-quick scheme for corporate CEOs!

by , posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 at 10:10 am

from The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann (RT)

Gloria Steinem joins Thom Hartmann. The nation’s third largest school district is without teachers today. After contract negotiations fell through over the weekend, the Chicago Teachers Union declared a strike and walked off the job this morning. This is the first time Chicago teachers have gone on strike in 25 years. Altogether 29,000 teachers and school workers are joining in on the strike to demand better pay, working conditions, and stop the march toward privatization of the city’s schools. At the heart of the strike are several issues: One is a four-percent pay increase teachers were promised last year — but was cancelled by Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Instead, the mayor is asking teachers to work a longer school day. Also, teachers are asking for a state limit on classroom sizes — a law that’s in place in 32 other states, but not in Illinois. Plus, teachers are trying to reverse the Mayor’s plans to slash public education funding and use that money to create 250 non-union, for-profit charter schools. Chicago has now become ground-zero in the battle over how we as a nation will educate our children. Will we embrace the public school system that Thomas Jefferson and Horace Mann worked so hard to create — and support teachers who perform one of the most important jobs in our society? Or, will we hand off educating our kids to the money-changers and corporate CEOs who see education as a get-rich-quick scheme? Keep an eye on the Windy City.

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Chris Hedges: Dems Owe Chicago Teachers Support in “Most Important Labor Action in Decades”

by , posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 at 9:59 am

from Democracy Now!

As the Chicago public school teachers’ strike enters its second day, we’re joined by the journalist and author Chris Hedges. “The teacher strike in Chicago is arguably one of the most important labor actions in probably decades,” Hedges says. “If it does not prevail, you can be certain that the template for the attack on the union will be carried out across the country against other teachers unions and against the last redoubt of union activity, which is in the public sector of course, fireman and police.” Hedges continues, “It is always the ruling class that determines the parameters of rebellion and resistance. And the Chicago strike illustrates the bankruptcy of both traditional labor and the Democratic Party. And that is why the Occupy movement was so important.” Hedges is the author of the new book with illustrator Joe Sacco, “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt.”

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Chicago teachers on strike – Privatization vs Public Schools

by , posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 at 9:47 am

from The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann (RT)

Mike Elk, In These Times, &\and Neil McCabe, Human Events Online, join Thom Hartmann. For the first time in 25 years – teachers in Chicago are on strike – leaving more than 350,000 students locked out of the classroom. What’s the motivation behind the teacher’s strike – and can we expect to see a resolution anytime soon?

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Tens of Thousands Rally to Support Striking Chicago Teachers

by , posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 at 9:36 am

from The Real News Network

Historic Chicago teachers strike enters second day

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Thousands Rally in Chicago Teacher’s Strike Against Corporate-Backed Education Reform

by , posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 at 9:30 am

from Democracy Now!

School is out in Chicago for a second day as public school teachers continue their first strike in 25 years. Almost 30,000 teachers and their support staff have walked out over reforms sought by the city’s powerful Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, who is President Obama’s former chief of staff. On Monday, tens of thousands teachers, parents and students marched in the streets of President Obama’s adopted hometown. We go to Chicago to speak with Democracy Now! correspondent Jaisal Noor.

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Chicago Teachers Union at Labor Day Rally

by , posted on Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 at 10:53 pm

from the Chicago Teachers Union

Speakers include Karen Lewis (Chicago Teachers Union), William McNary (Citizen Action/Illinois), Matt Brandon (SEIU Local 73), Henry Bayer (AFSCME Council 31), Nick Sposato (Alderman, 36th Ward), Mack Julion (National Association of Letter Carriers-Local Branch #11 Chicago ), Robert Reiter (Chicago Federation of Labor), Jitu Brown (Kenwood Oakland Community Organization), Jan Rodolfo (National Nurses United), and Mike Shields (Fraternal Order of Police),

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UNO Charter School Profiteer Juan Rangel Wants to Bust Chicago Teachers Union

by , posted on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 at 2:00 pm

from the Chicago Teachers Union

Why does Rangel want to starve neighborhood schools to feed his UNO charters?

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