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Education reporter at WBEZ in Chicago
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Becky Vevea
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Chicago Teachers Strike Enters Second Week Some 26,000 teachers are reportedly close to coming back to work in Chicago. Negotiations are on hold today, for the Jewish New Year, but word is that the strike may soon end with the fine details still to be hammered out. Becky Vevea covers education for public radio station WBEZ .
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Chicago Teachers Strike Enters Second Week Some 26,000 teachers are reportedly close to coming back to work in Chicago. Negotiations are on hold today, for the Jewish New Year, but word is that the strike may soon end with the fine details still to be hammered out. Becky Vevea covers education for public radio station WBEZ .
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