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What teachers can expect as Chicago strike ends

Interview by
Jeff Horwich
Sep 19, 2012
It's back to school today in Chicago. In the next couple of weeks, teachers will vote on the tentative contract deal reached between the union, and negotiators for the school district and Mayor Rahm Emmanuel.
Posted In: strike, Chicago, teachers
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Moving on after the Chicago teachers' strike

by
Amy Scott
Sep 19, 2012
The Chicago teachers union voted to end their strike yesterday, but repairing relations will take time.
Posted In: teachers, strike, Chicago
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Chicago area school stages strike workaround

by
Amy Scott
Sep 17, 2012
Lake Forrest High School in suburban Chicago is fighting its own striking teachers by running the school without them.
Posted In: Chicago, strike, teachers
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Chicago teachers' strike begins second day

by
David Gura
Sep 11, 2012
Questions about how to care for children while their teachers are on strike are among the issues plaguing leaders and residents in Chicago.
Posted In: Chicago, strike, teachers
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As Americans pay off credit cards, student loan debt grows

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David Gura
Sep 10, 2012
Credit card delinquency rates are near record lows, but student loan debt is filling the void and that could affect the job market
Posted In: credit card debt, student loan
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Laid-off teachers look for their Plan B

by
Chris Bjuland
Sep 5, 2012
A trip to the airport paid off for former technology teacher Chris Bjuland.
Posted In: teachers, Teachers and Plan B, School, Education
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Chicago teachers nearing strike

by
Becky Vevea
Sep 5, 2012
For the last year, union leaders have tried to push Mayor Rahm Emanuel into focusing on other issues: smaller class sizes, more art and music programs and job security.
Posted In: Chicago, Education, teachers, strike
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Some historically black colleges are in financial turmoil

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Amy Scott
Aug 31, 2012
This weekend Howard University and Morehouse College face off in the Nation's Football Classic. The annual game honors historically black colleges and universities at a time when some are struggling to stay afloat.
Posted In: higher education
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For-profit college dropouts take wage hit

by
Amy Scott
Aug 29, 2012
A new study indicates that students who drop out of for-profit colleges fare worse in terms of pay than those who quit community colleges.
Posted In: for-profit colleges, community colleges, Education
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Every new school year, uncertainty for teachers

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Lynnea West
Aug 27, 2012
A language arts teacher in Minnesota describes the anxiety that comes with every new school year -- wondering if she will have a job.
Posted In: teachers, School, Education, Teachers and Plan B

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Marketplace and Education Correspondent Amy Scott look at the business and economics of education, on topics including  student loans, public education financing, and the cost of a college degree. Marketplace's Education coverage is supported, in part, by the Kresge Foundation.

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