School for over 300,000 students in
Chicago was canceled for a third day on Monday as the city's mayor and striking teachers complained of slow-moving talks on issues like staffing and class sizes in the third-largest U.S. school system.
Some 25,000 teachers went on strike last Thursday after their union was unable to reach an agreement with Chicago Public Schools over pay, overcrowding in schools and a lack of support staff, such as nurses and social workers.
At an afternoon news conference, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city had made written concessions on pay and staffing and told the Chicago Teachers' Union (CTU) to show "urgency" to reach a deal.