The participating students wrote a letter explaining that they were going to walk out for a number of reasons--but mostly, they walked out for their teachers.
CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. — Classes are canceled for more than 20,000 students because of a teacher strike in a suburban Chicago school district.About 1,200 teachers are off the job Tuesday in Community Unit District 300.
The Chicago Teachers Union kicked off what it says will be a week of informational picketing, while Chicago Public Schools began ramping up preparations for a potential teachers strike.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing for big changes at Chicago Public Schools next year, including a longer school day, a different calendar and new teacher evaluations.
In March, the Bahraini government initiated a deadly crackdown on Shiite-led protests against the ruling regime. Backed by Saudi-led troops, security forces squashed the demonstrations.
As students prepare to begin another school year, their teachers are hopping mad. They're facing layoffs and deep budget cuts and many say they're tired of being blamed unfairly for just about everything that's wrong in public education.
A homegrown non-profit is pushing its way onto center stage in Chicago’s education scene. The Academy for Urban School Leadership thinks it knows how to run strong urban schools.
