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Chicago Teachers Union, in First-Ever Election, Is Seeking ‘Total Control’ of City’s School Board

It will be quite a battle since recent polling shows it is unpopular with city voters.

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A fight is on against the Chicago Teachers Union to for it to release details on how it spends its money. Members are pictured here during a strike in 2012. Scott Olson/Getty Images
MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

A battle is unfolding over who will control public schools in one of America’s most highly-populated cities, as early voting kicks off at Chicago on Thursday in a pivotal election that includes the Windy City’s first-ever school board race. 

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MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

Mrs. Little is from Pittsburgh and a graduate of Hillsdale College. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Federalist, and The Daily Signal.

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