The Cardinal

CTU President Karen Lewis explains the final meeting and voting process at a press conference Tuesday. Chicago’s teachers agreed Tuesday to return to the classroom after more than a week on the picket lines, ending a spiteful stalemate with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that put teacher evaluations and job security at the center of a national [...]

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Chicago teachers uncomfortable with a tentative contract offer decided Sunday to remain on strike, insisting they need more time before deciding whether to end an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Teachers continued to rally after CTU President Karen Lewis said she was “tired of the lies and the name calling.” As of 5:00 p.m. [...]

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Negotiators were back behind closed doors Tuesday on the second day of Chicago’s teachers strike, but publicly the teachers union and school board couldn’t even agree on whether they were close to a deal. Negotiations between Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union are focused mainly on two factors: job security and teacher [...]

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Karen Lewis video on stage at Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference in Seattle. Last week the Education Action Group discovered a YouTube video of Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis giving the keynote address at the recent Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference in Seattle. During the address she poked fun at U.S. Education [...]

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