Teacher evaluations at center of Chicago strike CHICAGO (AP) – Educators in Los Angeles just signed a new deal with the city’s school district. So, too, did teachers in Boston. Both require performance evaluations based in part on how well students succeed, a system that’s making i[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Chicago’
September 11th, 2012 - 8:25 am § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Chicago Teachers Union strike over job security and teacher evaluations.
Chicago Sun Times: Mayor Rahm Emanuel identified the two major sticking points ijn the strike: : job security and teacher evaluations. School,Board President, Vitale conceded negotiators did not even attack what the mayor contended are the two biggest issues in the nine-month dispute. “The union s[...]
September 10th, 2012 - 10:34 pm § in Hypocrisy, Schools & Colleges
ROMNEYISMS: Romney joins the Chicago schools fight
“President Obama has chosen his side in this fight, sending his vice president last year to assure the nation’s largest teachers union that ‘you should have no doubt about my affection for you and the president’s commitment to you,’” Romney said in a statement. “I choose to side with t[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Chicago, is the strike over?
End to Chicago teachers’ strike is not assured Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/15/end-to-chicago-teachers-strike-is-not-assured/#ixzz26YRPjD3z Despite the somewhat dubious source at Fox news, I recommend this article. The article suggests that the strike may not end on Monday. Whi[...]