Going To School In Chicago: High Poverty, Short School Days, Crumbling Buildings

Going To School In Chicago: High Poverty, Short School Days, Crumbling Buildings: Chicago’s public school teachers were on strike for a second day today, continuing a standoff with the city’s mayor, Rahm Emanuel (D). Negotiations stalled over a handful of issues, including teacher evaluations, the funding of charter schools, and class sizes. Meanwhile, some 350,000 students are left missing time in the classroom. And a look at [...]/p