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School closure debates put teachers unions front and center

  • Written by Katharine O. Strunk, Professor of Education Policy and Economics, Michigan State University
School closure debates put teachers unions front and centerSchools in Chicago have suffered days of disruption.Scott Olson/Getty Images

Classes in Chicago were canceled for a third day on Jan. 7, 2022, amid a bitter standoff between the teachers union and public school leaders over in-person instruction during a spike in COVID-19 infections.

The dispute echoes those that occurred earlier in the pandemic when...

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