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DAVE STIEBER has taught high school social studies and poetry for Chicago Public Schools for almost two decades. He is a National Board Certified teacher with a master’s in Urban Education Policy. His partner is a Chicago Public Schools teacher and their two children attend Chicago Public Schools.
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ViewpointIsrael & Palestine
Our Union Called for a Cease-Fire. It's About Our Students.
Why the membership of the Chicago Teachers Union voted overwhelmingly to support a cease-fire—and how we see ourselves as part of a larger labor movement for peace and justice.
Dave Stieber