Why the Chicago Teachers Strike Is Really About Better Schools
The Chicago Teachers Union has pushed for smaller classes, enriched curriculum, better supplies and facilities, and more counselors and support staff.
It was the first day in 25 years that the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU)--the first teachers union in the country--had gone out on strike, and picketers banged drums, gobbled doughnuts, waved at passing motorists (and the driver of a passing waste truck), and chanted with militant cheeriness: "Lies and tricks will not divide/parents and teachers side by side." Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
Arne Duncan and Obama’s attack upon public schools and local democracy in running the schools is one of the most disappointing mistakes of his administration. Business educating for profit is a conflict of interest. Education to create corporate drone compliant employees and undiscerning citizens is a debasement of human society.