Despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s opposition, the Chicago Teachers’ Union was able to secure better protections against COVID through democratic organizing.
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In Camden, School Closures Revealed How Unequal the System Can Be
The New Jersey city was used as an experiment for improving schools by closing them; now, nearly a decade later, itâs become abundantly clear that this was a terrible idea.
During the Obama Administration, thousands of public schools were closed due to being deemed âlow performingâ because of their studentsâ test scores. This was part of Obamaâs Race to the Top initiative, and it resulted in school closures in cities across the United Statesâincluding Chicago, Cleveland, New York City, and Philadelphiaâin a misguided attempt to improve the education of Black and brown children. Â