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PBS NewsHour | Day 2: Teachers Union vs. Financially-Strapped Schools | PBS

Duration: 11:00
Program: PBS NewsHour #10452
Broadcast Date: Sep. 11, 2012

Chicago teachers remained on strike for a second day. At dispute is tying teacher pay to student performance on standardized tests. Jeffrey Brown talks to American Federation of Teachers' Randi Weingarten and former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer on the challenges to improve standards while school budgets continue to be cut.

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Post Date: September 11, 2012