Chicago's Emanuel faces new clash with teachers on school closings Chicago teachers and parents complain

Chicago teachers and some parents complain that admin has ignored their concerns.

 

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is headed for another clash in coming months with unionized teachers over whether to close dozens of schools, after a bitter teachers strike temporarily shut down the nation s third largest public school district in September.
Facing a December 1 deadline to issue a proposed list of schools to be closed, new Chicago Public Schools chief executive Barbara Byrd-Bennett on

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