http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/21752/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/rich-portrays-chicago-teachers-acting-principle-skips-75000-average-salary <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>In Wednesday's "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/education/chicago-is-focus-of-national-debate-on-teacher-evaluation.html?ref=todayspaper">National Schools Debate Is on Display in Chicago</a>," <em>New York Times</em> education reporter Motoko Rich went to the left of even the liberal editorial page in her sympathetic coverage of the massive teacher strike in Chicago, portraying the walkout as a matter of scholastic principle and skipping less high-minded details, including the union's rejection of a 16 percent raise from an already healthy average salary of $75,000 a year.<img sr</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/rich-portrays-chicago-teachers-acting-principle-skips-75000-average-salary" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch Chicago Motoko Rich strike Teachers Union Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:50:02 +0000 clay.waters 41206 at http://archive2.mrc.org