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November 14, 2011 @ 1:18 AM

CTU chief's speech raises questions

Speaking at a conference in Seattle, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis made fun of Arne Duncan's lisp, said she spent her college years "smoking lots of weed," and told attendees she anticipates spending time in jail. "But I’m losin’ weight because I’m preparin’ to go ‘cause they’re sending me to jail, I just know it at some point. I’m goin’ to jail. That’s why I’m losin’ weight – so I can fit in that cell and sit on that little toilet – that’s the only reason,” she said, according to the conservative TownHall.com


November 08, 2009 @ 10:07 PM

New Union Charts Fresh Course for Educators

 


Matt Karlan teaches a math class at the Chicago International Charter School's Ellison campus Credit: Adrian G. Uribarri

The battle began in Chicago, continued in Springfield and wound up in Washington. Now, it has come to a close.

About a year after they began a unionizing effort, teachers at the Chicago International Charter School finally have a contract with administrators. Read more...


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