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  [Nobody Told Me voiceover elements]

  Chicago

  Audio only recording of a news story reported by Carol Marin about a high school in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood that implemented a program called “Unity” to help its failing students.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #21: Zinn and Studs Terkel explore United States’ divisions]

  Black, Communities, Howard Zinn

  A conversation between Studs Terkel and Howard Zinn at an alternative media event Berkeley, California. They speak about activism, racism, and making change in the United States.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #5: How A People’s History of the United States changes the teaching of history]

  Howard Zinn

  Students at Sonoma State University discuss their admiration for Howard Zinn and what his approach to history has to offer for teachers looking to better engage students. SSU students canvass and rally in support of the student strike. Two SSU students discuss Howard Zinn on their drive to San Francisco to pick him up from his hotel.

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  Chicago Tonight: Paul Vallas review

  Chicago

  Paul Vallas, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, joins Chicago Tonight to answer questions about school policies and budget concerns. They focus on a controversial new bussing plan which would shift the schedules of magnet schools in order to cut high transportation costs.

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  Chicago School Reform

  Chicago

  In Chicago public schools, recent reform has taken some power away from the central administration and put it in the hands of local school councils. However, school reform is being threatened by a looming budget crisis.

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  [Chicago Teachers Union Strike ’75: Substitute Teachers]

  Chicago, Kartemquin Films, Politics, Roots of Video

  Footage of the 1975 Chicago Teachers Union strike and a group of substitute teachers participating. The strike lasted 11 days and won a 7.1 percent raise. Additional wins include further reduction in class size, maternity benefits improvements, and paid dental insurance.

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  [Substitute Teachers Meeting 1973, part 2]

  Chicago, Kartemquin Films, Roots of Video

  This tapes relates to Tape 15282. A group of female substitute teachers in the middle of a meeting, talking about teacher’s issues.

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  [Substitute Teachers Meeting 1973]

  Chicago, Kartemquin Films, Roots of Video

  Camera original footage of a group of female teachers in the middle of a meeting, talking about teacher’s issues. Relates to tape 15286.