On this edition of Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about teachers’ strikes sweeping the country with public education advocate Diane Ravitch.
The most recent strike in Chicago was that city’s longest teacher strike in more than three decades. The demands from teachers across the country include librarians, full-time nurses, social workers, and manageable class sizes. What have teachers won? What will it take to fully fund public education and make it more equitable?
Guest:
Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education at New York University and author of The Wisdom and Wit of Diane Ravitch
Web Resources:
Jacobin: In Striking, Chicago Teachers Went on the Offense for Public Schools
Chicago Sun Times: Why the Chicago teachers strike lasted so long — and became so bitter
Vox: The 11-day teachers strike in Chicago paid off
Learning Policy Institute: Why Our Education Funding Systems Are Derailing the American Dream
