This is what the Chicago Teachers Union wants.
The strike is not about pay.
It is about the conditions of teaching and learning.
It is about class size.
It is about curriculum.
It is about evaluating teachers by test scores despite any evidence that it improves education.
It is about social workers for children who need them.
It is about resources and commitment.
It is about making a commitment to give the children of Chicago the kind of education that children in the suburbs routinely get.
The children of Chicago need the same things.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
“It is about curriculum.”
Meaning more than “teaching to the test?”
Or meaning a curriculum that prepares high school graduates to be first class citizens that know how to battle corruption and ensure pols and government deliver?
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You left one out…judging the effectiveness of teachers based on their students’ test scores.
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You must click on Diane’s link and read for yourself what teachers in Chicago want.
They have put together a well-researched document.
Save a copy for your reference and then send it to every news agency and educational decision-maker that you know.
The news coverage of this strike is truly appalling.
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DFER says that the CTU is demanding a 24% raise of 2 years rather than the offered 16% increase over 4 years. Is that not true?
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That is false. The near-settlement calls for a 16% raise over four years. Just read an interview with Paul Vallas, who said so. Not exactly a champion for the unions. When people work longer hours, they get paid more.
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Check out this link claiming the ‘facts’ of the Chicago strike. Unbelievable…..
http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/brianlasorsa/7-important-facts-about-the-chicago-teachers-union
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Saw it on the Ed Show with Phillip Cantor. Of course, this hasn’t been mentioned on mainstream network news…… yet. At some point, the people can not be ignored. At some point.
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It’s about a safe and healthy environment. Let’s have some air conditioning in the Fall and Spring and heat in the Winter.
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