By Kari Lydersen
At first the statements might sound innocuous, or even admirable declarations of a renegade and independent spirit:
I help people when they need it, even when that means risking a confrontation.
I love being a champion for my ideas, even against others’ opposition.
I love to challenge the status quo.
But the Chicago Teachers Union, locked in a bitter battle with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Board of Education over various issues, alleges that administrators want to get would-be teachers’ responses to these statements as a way of testing their feelings about the union and collective bargaining.
More>>