Inside Story Americas: Should US Schools Be Run Like Businesses?

September 11, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

Thousands of teachers have gone on strike in Chicago in a dispute over long-standing issues, including the privatization of public schools across the US. They say they are being attacked by the policies of both the Democrats and the Republicans. So should US schools be run like businesses? Inside Story Americas' guests Joanne Barkan, Robin Rogers, and Matthew Chingos discuss.

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Chicago Teachers Union

The Chicago Teachers Union is a labor union representing teachers, paraprofessionals, and clinicians in the Chicago public school system. The union has consistently fought for improved pay, benefits, and job security for its members, and it has resisted efforts to vary teacher... Explore this topic

Education in the United States

تأمین اصلی تعلیم و آموزش در ایالات متحدهٔ آمریکا توسط دولت این کشور صورت می‌گیرد. در حقیقت، اعمال کنترلها، و نیز تقبل هزینه‌های مربوطه، از سطوح سه‌گانهٔ فدرال، ایالات، و محلی می‌آید. آموزش در ایالات متحده آمریکا زیر نظر وزارت آموزش ایالات متحده آمریکا نظارت و اداره می‌گردد. Explore this topic

Chicago

शिकागो अमरीका के इलिनाय प्रांत का पश्चिम-मध्य में सबसे बड़ा शहर है तीन मिलियन आबादी वाला यह शहर अमरीका का तीसरा सबसे बड़ी आबादी वाला शहर है। मिशिगन झील के दक्षिणी नोंक पर स्थित शिकागो विश्व का सबसे बड़ा रेलवे जंक्शन है। यहाँ तीस से भी अधिक रेलमार्ग मिलते हैं। मिशिगन झील पर स्थ... Explore this topic

Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Israel Emanuel is an American politician who has served as the 55th Mayor of Chicago since 2011. He is Chicago's first Jewish mayor. Emanuel previously served as the White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2010, a Member of the United States Hous... Explore this topic

Politics of the United States

The United States is a federal constitutional republic, in which the President of the United States, Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments. The executive branch is head... Explore this topic

Privatization

Privatization, also spelled privatisation, may have several meanings. Primarily, it is the process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency, public service or public property from the public sector to the private sector, either to a business that operate for... Explore this topic

Education policy

Education policy are the principles and government policy-making in educational sphere, as well as the collection of laws and rules that govern the operation of education systems. Education occurs in many forms for many purposes through many institutions. Examples include earl... Explore this topic

State school

국공립학교는 국가와 지방자치단체가 설립하여 경영하는 학교이다 Explore this topic

Strike

Strike action, also called labor strike, on strike, greve, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became important during the Industrial Revolution, when mas... Explore this topic

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama served as a U.S. Senator representing the state of Illinois from January 2005 to Novemb... Explore this topic

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