{"id":82949,"date":"2019-11-17T21:02:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T03:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=82949"},"modified":"2019-11-17T21:02:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T03:02:37","slug":"chicago-teachers-strike-cuts-short-some-high-school-athletic-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-teachers-strike-cuts-short-some-high-school-athletic-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago teacher&#8217;s strike cuts short some high school athletic careers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Joshua R. Skinner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The battle between the Chicago Teacher&#8217;s Union (CTU) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) dominated Chicago&#8217;s media conversation for weeks. After an 11-day strike in October, teachers won several concessions from the CPS.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, November 15, Chicago teachers ratified a new contract that includes reduced class sizes and a nurse and social worker in every school by 2023. But while the strike made significant gains, it also ended athletic opportunities for many student-athletes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago teacher&#039;s strike cuts short some student athletic careers\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/373809615?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: A composite football lays in the grass during a player-led practice at Bogan High School. Players could not access school-issued leather footballs during the strike.(Joshua Skinner\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joshua R. 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