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The Impact of the 2012 Chicago Teachers Union Strike on Education Politics
The great recession and then the 2010 Tea Party wave election are really critical points in this history. The response was a massive social movement that pushed back led in part by Helen Jim, who since has been elected to city councilman is now a leading candidate for mayor. Chicago's 2012 teachers union strike just opened an entirely new era for teachers unionism in the country. But it's also the story of a particular vision of education reform running out of steam.