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Chicago Charter Schools Still in Business, Despite Strike
The bulk of Chicago's public schools have been paralyzed by a teachers' strike, but the city's charter schools are operating as normal—or at least something approaching normal.
There are 119 charter schools in Chicago serving 52,000 students, and as of Tuesday, all of those schools remain open, said Andrew Broy, the president of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, an advocacy group that represents the sector.
Just 10 of the Chicago charter schools are unionized, according to the network. Each of those unions operates independently at their schools, Broy noted, and are not linked with the Chicago Teachers...
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