Striking Teachers, Parents Join Forces to Oppose "Corporate" Education Model in Chicago

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman, Phil Cantor, Rhoda Rae Gutierrez | Sep. 10, 2012 (News Analysis)

To discuss the Chicago teachers' strike, we're joined by two guests: Phil Cantor, a teacher and strike captain at Chicago's North-Grand High School and member of Teachers for Social Justice, and Rhoda Rae Gutierrez, the mother of two public school students in Chicago and a member of the grassroots group Parents for Teachers. [includes rush transcript] Full Story »

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