PBS NewsHour

25,000 Chicago Teachers Head to the Picket Lines

Clip: 09/10/2012 | 7m 51s

Despite spending more than 400 hours in negotiation, Chicago Public School teachers walked off the job over pay and health benefits and policies that would tie teacher performance to students' scores on standardized testing. Jeffrey Brown talks to WTTW's Eddie Arruza for more on the first Chicago teachers' strike in 25 years.

Aired: 09/10/12

Rating: NR

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