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Catastrophe Or Opportunity? Chicago's First Unionized Charter School Contract
Teachers at three Chicago charter schools (Civitas' Ralph Ellison Campus, Northtown Academy and Wrightwood Campus) voted overwhelmingly to ratify their contract, according to this press release from Chicago ACTS, making them the first charter schools... Full Article at ChicagoNow
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This contract puts students first, gives teachers a voice and a seat at the table, and makes parents and the community partners in education
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The negotiations were conducted expeditiously and thoughtfully because there was respect between the parties. Because both sides acted in good faith, students and teachers came out the clear winners
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There are an amazing number of bureaucratic systems that have had even deeper problems of misuse of money, failure to educate students ... That's . . . a waste of taxpayer money, but much more tragically, a waste of the students' lives.
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What we have to give up on is academic failure
