In Chicago many teachers are striking against their school board leaving nearly 350,000 without schooling.  They are trying to reach an agreement, but are said to be far from one.  Parents are very upset with this say, “there should never be a reason to keep children out of school.”  The strike has been going on for three days now and neither side sees a negotiation in the near future.  The strike is because of teachers’ evaluations. They are trying to work out all points in the teachers’ contracts and are currently down to two.  Both the teachers and the board say they are working in the best interest of the students. Too read more look at the link below.

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This story can be newsworthy.  I don’t see it effecting many people outside of the schools included in the strike, but to the people involved it is very important.  The people in these schools need to be aware of what is going on and if there are agreements being made.  It is effecting the kids and parents in all those areas.  It could also be considered urgent news in those areas due to the fact that they don’t know when their kids will be sent back to school and they need to decide what to do with them in the mean time.