Chicago Cancels Thursday Public-School Classes as Strike Begins

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Chicago Cancels Thursday Public-School Classes as Strike Begins
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Chicago Public Schools said classes will be canceled during the strike, though school buildings will remain open. About 300,000 students will be affected.

Chicago teachers will begin a strike Thursday over demands going well beyond pay, following a national wave of teacher strikes that have brought raises and other benefits in recent years.

Chicago Public Schools said classes will be canceled during the strike, though school buildings will remain open. About 300,000 students in the nation’s third-largest school district will be affected.

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