Chicago teachers go on strike

Chicago teachers walk a picket line outside Benjamin Banneker Elementary School in Chicago. (M. Spencer Green / Associated Press)

Sept. 10, 2012 9:29 AM PT

Delegates for Chicago teachers vote overwhelmingly to return to classes, ending a walkout that spanned seven school days.

Dequita Wade walks her son Jerome Wade, 16, to Paul Robeson High School, one of the few schools open for a half-day during the first day of a Chicago teachers strike. (M. Spencer Green / Associated Press)

Parents drop their children off at Benjamin E. Mays Academy, one of the few schools open for a half-day during the first day of a Chicago teachers strike. (M. Spencer Green / Associated Press)