Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Chicago teachers strike 'hurting the kids'?


By Corey Robin | September 18, 2012

Though the final contract has not yet been hammered out, here are just some of the things the Chicago Teachers Union have won with their seven-day strike [pdf]:

  • Almost 600 new art, music, and gym teachers
  • Guaranteed textbooks in the first day of class
  • $1.5 million for new special education teachers
  • $.5 million for reductions in class size
  • More than twice as much money for classroom supplies
No question: they’re hurting the kids.

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