September 11, 2012 – Segment 1 – The Marc Steiner Show

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The Chicago teachers’ strike is in its second day, with almost 30,000 teachers and support staff walking out over reforms proposed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s former chief of staff. We discuss what the strike means for not just unions but teachers’ work lives and the future direction of education in America. Our guests are:

NICK MCDANIELS

BALTIMORE CITY HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER
MEMBER OF THE BALTIMORE TEACHERS UNION
MEMBER OF THE EDUCATORS FOR DEMOCRATIC SCHOOLS CAUCUS

DR. ROBERT W. SIMMONS III

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION
AFFILIATE FACULTY, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND

CHERYL BOST

MSEA VICE PRESIDENT
MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND COUNCIL FOR EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS
TAUGHT IN BALTIMORE COUNTY FOR OVER 20 YEARS, UNTIL LAST YEAR

PAULINE LIPMAN

PROFESSOR OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY STUDIES
DIRECTOR OF THE COLLABORATIVE FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE IN EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-CHICAGO
COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF TEACHERS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

MICHAEL J. PETRILLI

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE THOMAS B. FORDHAM INSTITUTE

Written by Marc Steiner

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