Chicago Mayor’s Push to Add Charter Schools Hangs Over Teachers’ Strike

In the Chicago teachers’ strike, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s oft-cited goal of expanding charter schools is not officially on the table, but a union official called it “the elephant in the room.”







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Chicago Teachers’ Strike Poses Risks for Obama

Some political analysts say the strike by Chicago teachers could open fissures between Obama supporters like unions and wealthy liberal donors who sometimes back causes that unions oppose.







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