PoliticalChic
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Is the Chicago school situation a stalemate.....or is the answer staring everyone in the face?
1. "Chicago Public Schools remain closed Monday as teachers union continues COVID-19 holdout
Chicago Public Schools remain closed Monday for the fourth consecutive school day amid tense negotiations continue between the powerful teachers union and city authorities over COVID-19 health-safety issues.
On Sunday evening, Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned parents that schools would be closed.
"We will continue to negotiate through the night and will provide an update if we have made substantial progress," she tweeted.
On Wednesday, the Chicago Teachers Union told instructors not to report to work as part of a negotiation tactic to push for a transition back to remote learning because of the surge in virus cases resulting from the emergence of the Omicron variant. The school district, however, opted to cancel classes instead, making it clear that there is no desire to play ball with the union at this point.
Lightfoot has called the union walkout "illegal" and said that teachers are "abandon[ing] kids and their families."
justthenews.com
2. Here's the answer:
https://www.history.com › this-day-in-history › reagan-fires-11359-air-traffic-controllers
On August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan begins firing 11,359 air-traffic controllers striking in violation of his order for them to return to work. The executive action, regarded as extreme by
3. Here's the support for it:
There is no convincing evidence that certified teachers are more effective in the classroom or that ed-school-based training helps.
Education Schools Project
See http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dstaiger/Papers/nyc fellows march 2006.pdf for evidence that certification has very little effect on student achievement.
“…private schools appear to do fine- perhaps better-without being compelled to hire state certified teachers.” “Troublemaker,” by Chester E. Finn, Jr. Former Assistant Secretary of Education under President Reagan.
“Troublemaker,” p. 283.
The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence proposed the following requirements alone for a teaching license: graduate college, pass a criminal background check, and a rigorous test of knowledge of their subject.
1. "Chicago Public Schools remain closed Monday as teachers union continues COVID-19 holdout
Chicago Public Schools remain closed Monday for the fourth consecutive school day amid tense negotiations continue between the powerful teachers union and city authorities over COVID-19 health-safety issues.
On Sunday evening, Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned parents that schools would be closed.
"We will continue to negotiate through the night and will provide an update if we have made substantial progress," she tweeted.
On Wednesday, the Chicago Teachers Union told instructors not to report to work as part of a negotiation tactic to push for a transition back to remote learning because of the surge in virus cases resulting from the emergence of the Omicron variant. The school district, however, opted to cancel classes instead, making it clear that there is no desire to play ball with the union at this point.
Lightfoot has called the union walkout "illegal" and said that teachers are "abandon[ing] kids and their families."
Chicago Public Schools remain closed Monday as teachers union continues COVID-19 holdout
Mayor Lori Lightfoot rejected the union's most recent proposal over the weekend
justthenews.com
2. Here's the answer:
"Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 air-traffic controllers - HISTORY
On August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan begins firing 11,359 air-traffic controllers striking in violation of his order for them to return to work. The executive action, regarded as extreme by
3. Here's the support for it:
There is no convincing evidence that certified teachers are more effective in the classroom or that ed-school-based training helps.
Education Schools Project
See http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dstaiger/Papers/nyc fellows march 2006.pdf for evidence that certification has very little effect on student achievement.
“…private schools appear to do fine- perhaps better-without being compelled to hire state certified teachers.” “Troublemaker,” by Chester E. Finn, Jr. Former Assistant Secretary of Education under President Reagan.
“Troublemaker,” p. 283.
The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence proposed the following requirements alone for a teaching license: graduate college, pass a criminal background check, and a rigorous test of knowledge of their subject.
