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  • News Chicago Teachers Strike (CNN)

    Late-night talks fail to get deal in Chicago teachers strike

    Chicago’s teachers strike hits day four Thursday with no deal between the teacher’s union and the school board.

  • News (CNN)

    Talks resume in Day 3 of Chicago teachers’ strike

    Negotiations resumed on Wednesday between Chicago’s school board and striking teachers with both sides apparently far apart on a deal.

  • News Chicago Teachers on Strike

    Chicago school strike hits third day

    Talks were set to start again Wednesday morning with Chicago’s school board and striking teachers seemingly miles apart from reaching a deal.

  • News (CNN)

    Union says striking Chicago teachers not close to a deal

    A teachers union spokeswoman says it is not accurate to say they’re close to reaching a deal for a new contract.

  • News Chicago Teachers Strike (CNN)

    Chicago teachers strike in second day

    The Chicago public schools strike enters second day after officials huddled but failed to broker a deal to get the city’s 350,000 students back into the classroom.

  • News Chicago Teachers Strike (CNN)

    Chicago teachers’ strike leaves 400,000 students out of school

    The school year came to an abrupt halt not long after it began thanks to a teachers’ strike in Chicago.

  • Education / News education school

    Chicago braces for first teachers’ strike in 25 years

    Chicago teachers and support staff set a walkout date for Monday, which would mark the first time they have gone on strike in 25 years.

  • Education / News

    Last Ever Last Day of School at Lincoln Academy

    It’s the last-last day of School at Lincoln Academy. Graduating 5th graders receiving their diplomas, an annual– next fall they’ll…

  • News

    Retired teachers react to Illinois pension reform plans

    Nearly 200 retired Illinois teachers are going back to school in Rock Island on Wednesday. It’s a lesson on Illinois’…

  • Education / News

    Demand grows for new teachers

    Despite a nationwide struggle to fund education, job prospects for most teachers are expected to grow.