The Chicago Public Schools' turnaround efforts disproportionately affected African-American teachers, the Chicago Teachers Union alleges in a class action filed this week. Read Full Post >
In Chicago, ten protesters were arrested last Friday after they and close to 200 others gathered outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office to protest school closings, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Read Full Post >
The CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, Jean-Claude Brizard, will be replaced by Barbara Byrd-Bennett. Read Full Post >
Diane Ravitch argues that, regardless of the exact details of the contract, the teachers came out victorious in the Chicago strike simply by displaying their strength. Read Full Post >
Delegates to the Chicago Teachers Union voted Tuesday night to suspend the 7-day-old strike, tentatively approving a settlement brokered last weekend with the district. Read Full Post >
CTU President Karen Lewis is facing internal division over a proposed agreement with the Chicago school district. Read Full Post >
The union will continue its picketing as members digest details of a proposed contract with the district. Read Full Post >
Chicago's strike seems to be wrapping up as the district and the union outline an "agreement in principle." Read Full Post >
But both the city and the Cleveland teachers' union acknowledged that finding areas of agreement can be challenging. Read Full Post >
The showdown in the nation's third-largest school system holds implications for the national school reform agenda and carries political reverberations as well. Read Full Post >
