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Xcelerator · Person

Karen Lewis

Former President, Chicago Teachers Union

Education & Social Justice

Signal

Region
Chicago
Industry
Education & Social Justice
Source file
profiles/chicago_profiles.md:293
Status
published

Economic impact

Led the 2012 Chicago teachers' strike, which shifted the national labor debate toward class sizes, school counselors, library access, and community-centered education funding.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia
  2. CTU
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