A chemistry teacher has unseated two-term Chicago Teachers Union president Marilyn Stewart after a run-off election.
Karen Lewis won the election on Friday and said at a news conference Saturday that she would oppose proposed job cuts and increases in class sizes. Lewis received applause from a group of union members at King College Prep High School on the South Side.
Stewart said in a statement that she promises to support Lewis. Lewis says the union is unified and "poised to reclaim power."
The Chicago Board of Education plans a Tuesday meeting to consider giving schools the power to lay off teachers and increase class sizes.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
Karen Lewis won the election on Friday and said at a news conference Saturday that she would oppose proposed job cuts and increases in class sizes. Lewis received applause from a group of union members at King College Prep High School on the South Side.
Stewart said in a statement that she promises to support Lewis. Lewis says the union is unified and "poised to reclaim power."
The Chicago Board of Education plans a Tuesday meeting to consider giving schools the power to lay off teachers and increase class sizes.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
