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* * Date: Sept 11, 2012 Source: PBS NewsHour

Link: http://to.pbs.org/NZrNhp Headline/Title: Day 2 of Chicago Strike: Teachers Union vs. Financially-Strapped Schools Summary: (this video is 11 minutes) 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.

* **Author:* Jeffrey Brown reports. For the Full Article/Report, See: http://to.pbs.org/NZrNhp