Remainders: Tentative deal in Chicago, but few details out yet

On Chicago:

  • “The logjam has broken” in Chicago and the union is set to vote on a new contract Sunday. (Catalyst)
  • Opposition to the strike is strongest among white and wealthy parents. (American Prospect via Russo)
  • Here’s another realization that Democrats have revised their education policy outlook. (Daily Beast)
  • A Park Sloper from a union family explains why her teachers union thoughts evolved. (Business Insider)
  • Confused about whether to apostrophize “teachers unions”? Here’s some help. (Chicago Reader)
  • TFA founder Wendy Kopp tells Brits that Chicago symbolizes America’s education ills. (Financial Times)
  • And an NYC union activist exhorted teachers at his school to support the strike. (GS Community)

Also:

  • The leader of a team of tutors explains how she wound up doing “high-dose tutoring.” (Blue Engine)
  • Helen Rosenthal, a City Council candidate, says StudentsFirst uses nice but empty rhetorics. (NYPress)
  • A fourth-year city teacher says the start of school has him finally overcoming his first year. (BNiche)
  • A city teacher describes the annual game of waiting for the next big thing he’ll have to do. (SchoolBook)
  • Two special education advocates say the city needs to put its resources where its mouth is. (City Limits)
  • Looking for the right college has extra considerations for students with disabilities. (The Choice)
  • Mitt Romney’s campaign has announced a new group of backers: Educators for Romney. (Politics K-12)