Chicago strike means day off for some, emergency for others

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago parents are leaning on family, friends and community groups with teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district on strike.
The strike based on a “social justice” agenda follows months of negotiations between the union and Chicago Public Schools that failed to resolve disputes over pay, benefits, class size and staffing.
Teachers say the walkout is about getting more resources and smaller class sizes for students, not about more money for the