Late tonight, the head of the Chicago Teachers’ Union announced a citywide strike of more than 26,000 members after talks with the district broke down. The public employees’ union opposes teacher evaluations, merit-based pay raises, and smaller increases in pay due to budget woes. CTU president Karen Lewis earned criticism from across the spectrum for her combative statement tonight, including a hostile swipe at public charter schools that will defy the strike, put kids first, and open tomorrow:
https://twitter.com/lauravladika/status/244995118308921344
Nice non-work if you can get it:
https://twitter.com/iamsallybianca/status/244991366172651521
Many Windy City observers braced for more violence after a summer wracked by youth mobs, shootings, and chaos:
https://twitter.com/AshRodri/status/245006052934963201
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel held a late-night press conference to express his “disappointment.”
Parting words from Rahm: “Our kids belong in the classroom.”
Many Twitter users are putting their hope not in government, but in … prayer:
https://twitter.com/mminthecity/status/244996858328518657
https://twitter.com/NothingLikeDem/status/245004905440505858
