NATIONAL REVIEW
Chicago Restricts Charter Schools to Stop a Strike by Unionized Teachers
by Paul Crookston
October 12, 2016

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) got the tentative deal they wanted Monday night and a strike has been averted, but hidden in the complex collective-bargaining negotiations is an unprecedented attack on school choice directly from the teachers’ union. What makes this deal unique is that it includes an item restricting any growth of charter schools in the whole district — both new schools from opening and existing schools from increasing current enrollment…This is about more than compensation: CTU is playing the long game. It can continue to exploit children through a closed market only if families have no other options. READ MORE