Chicago cancels classes Thursday in anticipation of teachers' strike. (corrects: typo)
districts in Los Angeles, Oakland and Denver who walked out this year over similar issues.
Beyond that, the union also asked for more help via social programs and staff to deal with students who are homeless and dealing with trauma from violence. While a resolution seemed close at several points over the last few weeks, both sides came to an impasse after publicly sharing stern words about the other’s willingness to come to an agreement.
“We can’t agree to that,” she said. “We are recovering from the brink of insolvency and do not have unlimited funds.”But union brass said citing financial constraints is simply an excuse.
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