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Feb 8, 2021 · She became a chemistry teacher after leaving medical school. She taught at three Chicago high schools, including Lane Tech, where she also served on the local school council.
Feb 8, 2021 · Lewis, a former chemistry teacher at King College Prep and Lane Tech High School, battled former Mayor Rahm Emanuel throughout her tenure as the head of the Chicago Teachers Union. Under her leadership, the union went on strike for seven days — the first labor stoppage in 25 years by the teachers in the city — that marked a major shift in ...
- Heather Cherone
Karen Lewis (née Jennings; July 20, 1953 – February 7, 2021) was an American educator and labor leader who served as president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), Chicago's division of the American Federation of Teachers, from 2010 to 2014.
Feb 8, 2021 · CHICAGO — Karen Lewis, a formidable teachers union leader in Chicago who battled Rahm Emanuel when he was mayor, and who in 2012 led the city’s public-school teachers in their first strike in a...
- Julie Bosman
Feb 8, 2021 · CHICAGO — Former longtime Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has passed away following a years-long battle with brain cancer. She was 67. Lewis was diagnosed with an aggressive form...
Feb 10, 2021 · The Chicago Teachers Union held a virtual shiva observation Wednesday evening to honor Karen Lewis, the renowned former CTU president who led a seven-day strike and nearly ran for mayor.
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Feb 8, 2021 · She taught chemistry at Lane Tech. Encouraged by her colleagues, she fought the burnout of dealing with CASE exams (how many readers remember them?) by accepting a very different challenge: the intensive National Board Certification for teachers. Here’s what she told me about her takeaways.
