Left Wing Sellout in Chicago?

[Modern School]

When the Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE) took over the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) last year, many teachers were hopeful that things would change, especially the horrible policies of Arne Duncan and the collaborationist policies of the old school CTU. CORE includes many leftists, including members of the International Socialist Organization and they campaigned on a platform of fighting against the attacks on teachers, layoffs and testing.

However, CORE and the new CTU have failed to deliver. As is typical of so many teachers unions, CTU accepted without question the firing of over 500 probationary teachers. Hundreds of tenured teachers were also laid off and remain without jobs and could lose their seniority if ever hired back. Over half of Chicago’s schools are at risk of failure and subsequent mass firings of teachers, creating a tense atmosphere.

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