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Epoch Times
| 9 months ago
October 4, 2012 Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Karen Lewis holds a press conference after CTU delegates voted to end their strike on Sept. 18 in Chicago. The last step took place this week when teachers voted to accept a three-year contract. (...
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Education News
| 9 months ago
Jacqueline Robinson (R) hugs another member of the Chicago Teachers Union as they celebrate the end of their strike in Chicago September 18, 2012. Public school teachers in Chicago voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new three-year contract, ending a...
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Reuters
| 9 months ago
Topics Jacqueline Robinson (R) hugs another member of the Chicago Teachers Union as they celebrate the end of their strike in Chicago September 18, 2012. Public school teachers in Chicago voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new three-year contract,...
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Chicago Tribune
| 9 months ago
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union OK'd the pact with 79.1 percent in favor, the highest approval rating for a contract in the CTU's history, union officials said Wednesday night. Of the 20,765 valid ballots, 16,428 were for the new agreement and...
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Fox News
| 9 months ago
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union overwhelmingly have approved a new three-year contract that includes pay increases and a new evaluation system, union officials announced late Wednesday. Union spokeswoman Stephanie Gadlin said the contract was...
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Chicago Tribune
| 9 months ago
Ahmed-Ullah and Bridget Doyle, Chicago Tribune reporters Chicago teachers voted on a tentative contract agreement Tuesday as the battle over the future of the city's public schools ratcheted up with a large and boisterous rally in support of...
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Education Week
| 9 months ago
In 2009, I was the lead legislator on a comprehensive, statewide education reform plan that dealt with teacher compensation, accountability, and a brand-new school funding system...But most importantly, I learned that many well-meaning education...
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Daily Southtown
| 9 months ago
Some of the bigger issues in the contract negotiations in Evergreen Park School District 124: The school board has offered a four-year contract while the teachers union seeks a three-year deal. The board is offering pay raises, based on the Consumer...
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Chicago Tribune
| 9 months ago
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, one of thousands of city teachers voting today to approve a new contract with the Chicago Public Schools, wasn't making any predictions on the results of that vote. "I don't have crystal ball. I don't...
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SF Gate
| 9 months ago
Ill. (AP) Teachers in the south Chicago suburb of Evergreen Park are on the picket line. The teachers in Evergreen Park District 124 walked off the job after contract talks broke down late Monday. Representatives from the district and the teachers'...
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The Daily Herald
| 9 months ago
The strike left more than 350,000 students out of class across Chicago. The teachers walked out Sept. 10 after months of tense contract talks in their first strike in 25 years. The union represents 30,000 teachers and support personnel in the nations...
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Education News
| 9 months ago
Chicago Teachers Union members strike outside the Chicago Public Schools headquarters in Chicago September 18, 2012. Chicago public school teachers vote on Tuesday whether to ratify an agreement with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that ended a strike of more...
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Chicago Tribune
| 9 months ago
Ahmed-Ullah, Chicago Tribune reporter Chicago teachers Tuesday will vote on whether to accept a contract agreement and end a contentious labor battle that culminated in a seven-day strike last month. Chicago Teachers Union officials expect a majority...
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Chicago Tribune
| 9 months ago
About 150 elementary school teachers and 60 support staff employees in Evergreen Park School District 124 could go on strike as early as Tuesday morning if more than five months of negotiations fail to lead to a contract late Monday. Five schools...
