School closure debates put teachers unions front and center
- Written by Katharine O. Strunk, Professor of Education Policy and Economics, Michigan State University
Schools in Chicago have suffered days of disruption.Scott Olson/Getty ImagesClasses in Chicago were canceled for a third day on Jan. 7, 2022, amid a bitter standoff between the teachers union and public school leaders over in-person instruction during a spike in COVID-19 infections.
The dispute echoes those that occurred earlier in the pandemic when...
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