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Mayor Lori Lightfoot, left, and Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, second from left, visit a preschool classroom at Dawes Elementary School in Chicago on Jan. 11. The district wants more in-person classes to resume next week; the teachers union wa

Chicago Teachers At Odds With District Over School Reopening

9:13pm February 06, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Chicago Public Schools leaders want in-person classes to resume. The teachers union says it is "not willing to accept the inevitable illness and death a reckless reopening will inflict on our city."

Chicago Teachers Will Go On Strike, Capping Years Of Social Justice Activism

9:37pm October 16, 2019

by Sarah Karp

For the second time in seven years, Chicago Public Schools teachers will be on strike starting Thursday, walking out of class, they say, in the name of better schools.

Teachers, staff and their supporters marched through downtown Chicago on Monday to show support for the teachers union.

Chicago Cancels Public School Classes As Teachers' Strike Looms

5:58pm October 16, 2019

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that she expects the teachers union to move ahead with a strike after a contract agreement wasn't reached.

Chicago Teachers Union members cheer at a rally ahead of a potential strike.

Chicago Teachers Are Ready To Strike

8:28am September 27, 2019

by Sarah Karp

The Chicago Teachers Union voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, union officials announced Thursday. The Chicago Public Schools CEO says the offer of a 16% raise over five years is generous.

West Virginia teachers went on strike Tuesday to pressure the state legislature to reject funding for private schools.

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West Virginia's Education Bill Dies As Teachers Strike

4:27pm February 19, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The bill was postponed indefinitely 53-45 in West Virginia's House of Delegates. Educators opposed charter schools and a new voucher system in a strike that came a year after the last walkout.

Teachers carry placards as they walk a picket line outside South High School early Monday in Denver. A new lawsuit alleges students with disabilities will be harmed by the strike.

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Lawsuit Claims Denver Teacher Strike Could Harm Special Needs Students

7:43am February 12, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The lawsuit alleges that children with severe disabilities might hurt themselves without trained teachers and caregivers present. The school district says the suit is based on "speculation."

Denver teachers carry placards as they wait to march after a rally in support of a strike outside the state Capitol last month. Denver schoolteachers are going on strike over how their base pay is calculated.

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Denver Teachers Strike Over Base Pay

1:02pm February 11, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

After more than a year of negotiations, the teachers union and the school district still can't agree on a base pay increase. The district's plan depends too much on incentive bonuses, the union says.