Chicago teachers go on strike after failing to reach an agreement with the public school system over contract terms. Teachers are fighting for smaller class sizes, adequate staffing and better wages.
Thousands of Chicago Public School teachers went on strike Thursday, fighting for working conditions"that respect educators and provide Chicago’s students with the schools they deserve."
Classes were canceled for all 514 schools in the nation's third largest district. More than 300,000 students were enrolled in the city's public school system in the 2018-2019 school year. CTU and Chicago Public Schools began negotiating a new contract on Jan. 15, months ahead of the union's contract expiring on June 30.
Andrea Parker, a CPS teacher, told ABC Chicago station WLS-TV that while she's disappointed she won't be teaching, she feels like she and her colleagues"are only the few fighting for our students."
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