• Chicago teachers to end strike, classes to resume Wednesday

    John Gress / Reuters

    Chicago Teachers Union members celebrate the end of their strike in Chicago on Sept. 18, 2012. Chicago Teachers Union leaders voted on Tuesday to suspend a strike that closed the nation's third-largest school district for more than a week, ending a confrontation with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that focused national attention on how to reform failing urban schools.

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    Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, center, is flanked by Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claud Brizard, left, and school board president David Vitale during a news conference after the teachers union House of Delegates voted to suspend their strike on Tuesday in Chicago.

    CHICAGO -- Union officials agreed to end the Chicago teachers strike, and classes will resume on Wednesday in the nation's third-largest school district.

    The Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates -- nearly 800 members -- voted to end the strike during a meeting at Operating Engineers Hall, on the city's south side. After the vote, the delegates came out of the hall singing "Solidarity Forever," the Chicago Tribune reported.

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  • Teachers end up in detention after Kashmir protest

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    Indian policemen detain a Kashmiri teacher during a protest in Srinagar on July 16, 2012.

    Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir detained dozens of government teachers during a protest on Monday, The Associated Press reports. The teachers had taken to the streets demanding a hike in salary and regularization of their jobs. 

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    A teacher holds a placard during a protest in Srinagar on July 16, 2012. 50 Rupees equals $0.90 USD.

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    A Kashmiri government teacher inside a police van after he was detained during a protest in Srinagar on July 16, 2012.

     

  • Lauren A. Little / AP

    Lee Walter hands out colored pencils during his first day as a full-time teacher at Brandywine Heights Middle School on Monday, Aug. 29, in Topton, Pa. Walter graduated from Albright College four years ago and went to work at a financial planning firm. But spending all day in a cubicle staring at spreadsheets wasn't for him, he said. So, he headed to Kutztown University for graduate work and to get certified to teach.

    Rookie teacher hides jitters on his first day of school

    By Rich Shulman

    It's heartening to see an idealistic young person follow his dream to become a teacher. Given the political pressure on teachers' unions and public schools, this is a pretty gutsy thing to do. The Reading Eagle reports the story of his first day.