By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
NEWTOWN, Conn. – There have been all sorts of responses to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary last Friday.
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Chicago reporter refuses to report teachers union links to socialist groups
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – The Chicago Teachers Union and Action Now (formerly known as ACORN) staged yet another protest Tuesday, this time targeting so-called Chicago “fat cats.”
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Chicago Teachers Union latest to stoke class warfare with ‘Fat Cats’ video
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – On the heels of the controversial California Federation of Teachers “Tax the Rich” video, the Chicago Teachers Union has produced its own class warfare-stoking cartoon, “Stand Up to the Fat Cats.”
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Union VP threatens school board, vows ‘no peace’ in Chicago
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – During a Veterans Day protest – which focused on school closings, not the service of veterans – Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jesse Sharkey said the union would go after the school board and there would be “no peace” in the city if the board follows through on a plan to close 100 underperforming unionized schools.
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Chicago schools offer $25 gift cards to parents to attend student activities
By Ashleigh Costello
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a plan Tuesday to offer parents $25 Walgreens gift cards to attend parent-teacher conferences and pick up their child’s report card. Read More »
Only 11 people show for Chicago Teachers Union victory party in Michigan
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – The fact that only 11 people showed “for a discussion of the 2012 Chicago Teachers Union strike and what it means for Michigan unions,” could be signal that there may be underwhelming support for the unions’ Proposal 2 on Michigan’s statewide ballot. Read More »
Chicago teacher: Strike ‘is a lesson for our schoolkids’
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – While the Chicago Teachers Union strike may end soon, it’s clear the union radicals won’t let it end anytime soon. When they return to their classrooms, they’ll bring the strike with them.
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Chicago teachers unload on President Obama
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – When the White House chose to remain neutral in the the Chicago teachers’ strike, EAGnews wanted to know what the union activists thought.
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While the CTU strikes, charter schools remain open for students
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – While an estimated 350,000 Chicago public school students are cheated out class time by the Chicago Teachers Union’s ongoing strike, roughly 52,000 kids continue their studies uninterrupted at the city’s public charter schools.
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Union leader: Chicago’s strike is ‘sort of like an Arab Spring’
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – According to the unwritten rules of our new 24/7 media universe, every half-wit with a dumb, loud opinion must be given a platform to spew their nonsense and display their ignorance.
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CTU’s Karen Lewis accuses “bully” Mayor Rahm Emanuel of “tyranny”
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – The war of words between city hall and Big Labor continues as the Chicago Teachers Union preps for a threatened strike at the beginning of the new school year.
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Obama, Romney should address the 67 percent of voters who care about public education
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
NEW YORK – We can usually count on public opinion polls to drive the agenda of presidential elections. If large segments of potential voters are concerned about a particular issue, the two major party nominees will usually take up their cause.