How do you go back after you shut down a city? A veteran of the 2012 Chicago teachers’ strike has advice for people in LA and beyond about what comes next after a historic victory. February 7, 2019
Mike Shea and Kirstin Roberts The next fight for the CTU Chicago teachers are weighing their options, including a possible strike, as the fight for their union and for public schools goes on. May 4, 2016
Anthony Cappetta, Kirstin Roberts and Mike Shea We need action to save Chicago schools Faced with threats of layoffs and a pay cut, "furlough days" and slashed school budgets, Chicago teachers are preparing to fight back. March 22, 2016
Mike Shea and Kirstin Roberts Guilty of all that and more at CPS Former Chicago schools boss Barbara Byrd-Bennett will go to jail for taking bribes, but she and her ex-bosses are guilty of worse. October 15, 2015
The February Revolution The barbarism of war and the tyranny of Tsarist rule inspired the Russian working class to rebellion in February 1917. May 17, 2013
Playing for schools we want Parents, teachers and educators went to CPS headquarters for a different kind of protest--to blow bubbles, dress up and play. April 25, 2013
Hate crime against a child The typical media image of racist attackers is that they are "low class" hooligans--but Joe Hundley is far from the fringe. February 27, 2013
We stood up to the bullies A Chicago teacher describes what she learned about her coworkers, her students and their parents during her union's nine days on the picket line. October 9, 2012
Readers’ View How police impact our kids’ lives As a preschool teacher, it was astonishing to hear 4-year-old children relate their understanding of the police in their community. April 3, 2012
Alison McKenna and Kirstin Roberts Illinois axes help for the poor The "doomsday" budget with cuts of 50 percent in social programs didn't pass in Illinois--but those that did go through are still devastating. July 29, 2009
A hidden danger for infants An ingredient in most plastic baby bottles on the market may cause developmental disturbances--but the government isn't moving to ban it. May 8, 2008
