Chicago students may be back in class Monday
theGRIO REPORT - In one of the most promising moves during the Chicago Teachers’ Union strike that has over 26,000 teachers picketing, officials say 360,000 students could be back in class Monday...
Negotiators have 'framework' to end teachers Chicago strike
CHICAGO (AP) - The city's nearly weeklong teachers strike appeared headed toward a resolution Friday after negotiators emerged from marathon talks to say they had achieved a "framework" that could end the walkout in time for students to return to class Monday...
'Safe havens' for kids offered during Chicago teachers strike
CHICAGO - As the Chicago Teacher’s Union strike enters its fourth day, the nearly 400,000 students, and their parents, have been left in limbo with 'nothing to do' during the standoff...
Chicago teachers strike Day 4: Optimistic smiles abound
theGRIO REPORT - Chicago Teachers’ Union president Karen Lewis and school board president David Vitale showed optimistic signs that an agreement could be reached soon...
Chicago teacher's strike Day 3: Parent says 'I support the teachers'
theGRIO REPORT - Talks ended Tuesday evening with no agreement reached between the Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU) and the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), but with a new offer presented that would include concessions on recalls and performance evaluations...
Chicago teachers union president says strike will continue
CHICAGO (AP) - The president of the Chicago Teachers Union says teachers and the school district are still far apart in their contract dispute and that the walkout will almost certainly extend into a third day on Wednesday...
Chicago teachers strike heads into second day
CHICAGO (AP) - A strike by thousands of teachers in Chicago headed into its second day Tuesday, creating a political headache for Mayor Rahm Emanuel just as the former chief aide to President Barack Obama takes on a larger role in his former boss's campaign...
Zimbabwe businessman spends millions to send Africans to HBCU
theGRIO REPORT - The telecom tycoon has committed $6.4 million in scholarship dollars to send 40 African freshmen to Morehouse, over a four-year period....
NJ teachers, principals suspended in cheating scandal
VIDEO - Three teachers and two principals in a New Jersey school district have been suspended, accused of helping their young students cheat on statewide standardized exams in 2010...
Hundreds gather for prayer vigil at Morris Brown
theGRIO REPORT - Friends, family and supporters of Morris Brown College converged on the school’s campus over the weekend for a special 'National Day of Prayer'...
