26,000 Chicago teachers are on strike as of September 9, picketing at 675 schools.

The 404,000 mostly low-income students are either at home, at one of the 144 schools still open (like the charter schools), or at a non-profit center's strike camp.

No one can say how long the strike will last because to end, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel must find some way to resolve these critical issues:

Ivory Head has six children, with two sets of twins. She advocates for the rights of special-needs children. Find out what she thinks about education in Louisiana, what she finds most challenging about motherhood and more!

Remember when we thought we'd be living in the Jetson's world in the future? But, when I read about the Gates Foundation's Galvanic Skin Response monitors, it seemed more like a Brave New World than the Jetsons. The Galvanic Skin Response monitors (GSR) measure a student's focus on instruction. The monitors assess the body's electrical activity which supposedly corresponds to mood and arousal.

And we need this because . . . ?

Mom-of-two Jennifer Crockett serves as the PTA President for her daughter’s elementary school and is an education advocate with a passion for family engagement and work-life balance. Find out what she thinks about education in Kentucky, how she feels about being a parent and more!