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Four writers explore the implications of the recent teachers' strike in Chicago.
October 2, 2012 - Education Week
Voters in various states will decide on teacher evaluations, funding, and charter school access, among other issues.
September 25, 2012 - Education Week
A union of about 100,000 Wisconsin employees sent letters Thursday requesting negotiations on new contracts, based on a court ruling striking down parts of the state's bargaining law for public workers.
September 21, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
The tentative contract reached with teachers presents another tall hurdle: how the cash-strapped district will pay for it.
September 21, 2012 | Updated: November 13, 2012 - Education Week
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today offered no specifics on how he'll pay for raises and other new costs in the Chicago Teachers Union contract.
September 19, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
The tension between the Chicago Teachers Union and the city's school district is a broader reflection on changes to evaluation policies being rolled out across the country.
September 18, 2012 - Education Week
One hundred fourty-four Children First schools remained open during the Chicago teachers' strike, providing nonacademic projects and activities to 350,000 students.
September 18, 2012 - Education Week
September 18, 2012 - Education Week
Hopes that students in Chicago could return to school Monday after a weeklong teachers' strike were dashed after the union's 800 delegates deferred a vote to end it.
September 17, 2012 | Updated: November 13, 2012 - Education Week
After a framework for a tentative agreement emerged Friday, the union's delegates were scheduled to meet this weekend to vet a draft and vote on whether to call off the strike.
September 14, 2012 | Updated: November 13, 2012 - Education Week

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