Striking Teachers, Parents Join Forces to Oppose "Corporate" Education Model in Chicago [View all]
Striking Teachers, Parents Join Forces to Oppose "Corporate" Education Model in Chicago
watch: http://www.democracynow.org/2012/9/10/striking_teachers_parents_join_forces_to
To discuss the Chicago teachers strike, were joined by two guests: Phil Cantor, a teacher and strike captain at Chicagos North-Grand High School and member of Teachers for Social Justice, and Rhoda Rae Gutierrez, the mother of two public school students in Chicago and a member of the grassroots group Parents 4 Teachers. [includes rush transcript]
Guests:
Phil Cantor, has taught science for the last nine years. He currently teaches at North-Grand High School in Chicago. He is a strike captain at his school. Cantor is also part of the group Teachers for Social Justice.
Rhoda Rae Gutierrez, mother of two public school students in Chicago and a member of the grassroots group, Parents 4 Teachers. Her kids attend Coonley Elementary School.