Teachers at five Chicago charter and contract schools poised to walk out Wednesday

Chalkbeat: Teachers at five charter and contract schools could walk out on their jobs by the end of the work day on Wednesday if a deal isn’t reached in bargaining sessions for a new contract.

Building on momentum from two successful strikes of charter networks, the Chicago Teachers Union announced that 134 educators from two Instituto del Progreso Latino schools, the Chicago High School for the Arts, Latino Youth High School and Youth Connection Leadership Academy could walk out Wednesday. Altogether, the strike could affect almost 1,800 students.

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