24.09.2012 - 14:03 [ Truthout ]

Chicago Teachers Strike Ends, But ‚Multi-Year Revolution’ Begins

It‘s little surprise that on the day the strike ended, top Emanuel advisor, charter school advocate and „wealthy venture capitalist“ (as the Tribune described him) Bruce Rauner told a right-wing policy conference, „The critical issue is to separate the union from the teachers.“ That will be harder now, but the Tribune editorialists had another solution: accelerate the closing of public schools and opening of publicly funded but private charter schools and prohibit teachers from striking.