Chicago teachers to strike for first time in 25 years 400 000 kids stay home as union gives 10day notice State Rep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons on 'Michigan are better than that' Teachers Strike Gets Political As Romney Weighs In highlights division teacher evaluation On bitter contract dispute Contract issues the Top News Wades Into Debate Baltimore educators rally support of City walking picket line | Video Will Halt Public Education Overall Efforts walk off jobs today; out school Thousands striking

In teachers' strike, Emanuel pushing Democrats' new view The hard-nosed stance taken by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago teachers' strike dovetails with the goals espoused by new Democrats, but observers disagreed Monday over how well it serves the city's schoolchildren. Chicago school teachers go on strike Action by 29,000 teachers demanding better pay set to affect the third-largest school district in the US. Chicago Classes Canceled As Teachers Strike The walkout forced hundreds of thousands of parents to scramble for a place to send idle children and created an unwelcome political distraction for Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Mayor pushes Dems' new view The hard-nosed stance taken by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago teachers' strike dovetails with the goals espoused by new Democrats, but observers disagreed Monday over how well it serves the city's schoolchildren. Chicago teachers strike in bitter contract dispute For the first time in a quarter century, Chicago teachers walked out of the classroom Monday, taking a bitter contract dispute over evaluations and job security to the streets of the nation's third-largest city — and to a national audience — less than a week after most schools opened for fall. Chicago teachers strike starts second day CHICAGO — For the first time in a quarter century, Chicago teachers walked out of the classroom Monday, taking a bitter contract dispute over evaluations and job security to the streets of the nation's third-largest city — and to a national audience — less than a week after most schools opened for fall. Teachers' strike in Chicago roils families' lives CHICAGO -- This city found itself engulfed Monday, Sept. 10, by a sudden public school strike that left 350,000 children without classes, turned a spotlight on rising tensions nationally over teachers' circumstances and placed both the powerful teachers' union and Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a risky, politically fraught standoff with no clear end in sight. Chicago teachers go on strike Chicago public school teachers began manning picket lines instead of classrooms Monday, launching the first teacher strike in the city in 25 years over pay, benefits and other issues. Factbox: Chicago teachers dispute is over school reform, money (Reuters) - Chicago public school teachers went on strike on Monday for the first time since 1987 in a clash with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that has national implications because many states and cities are grappling with similar tight budgets and underperforming schools. Here are some of the issues and the stakes in the Chicago dispute. NATIONAL SCOPE: The walkout by Chicago teachers is the largest ... CHICAGO STRIKE: Teachers' Union Rejects Contract Deal Chicago public school teachers began manning picket lines instead of classrooms Monday, launching the first teacher strike in the city in 25 years.
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