Classes Canceled for 400,000 Students as Chicago Teacher Strike

Classes Canceled for 400,000 Students as Chicago Teacher Strike
Teachers rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago in a file photo Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Some 400,000 students across Chicago don’t have to go to class on Thursday after 25,000 teachers began a strike after negotiators failed to agree on a contract.

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) failed to make a deal after months of negotiations, ABC7 reported.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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