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Karen Lewis (née Jennings; July 20, 1953 – February 7, 2021) was an American educator and labor leader who served as president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), Chicago's division of the American Federation of Teachers, from 2010 to 2014.
Feb 8, 2021 · Former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis passed away Sunday following a years-long battle with brain cancer, a spokesperson confirmed Monday.
Feb 8, 2021 · CHICAGO — Karen Lewis, a formidable teachers union leader in Chicago who battled Rahm Emanuel when he was mayor, and who in 2012 led the city’s public-school teachers in their first...
Feb 8, 2021 · Karen Lewis, the firebrand former Chicago Teachers Union president who led a seven-day strike in 2012 and was a one-time mayoral hopeful who was unable to run for office because of a cancer...
Feb 8, 2021 · Lewis led a teachers strike, fought for public education reform and nearly ran for mayor against Rahm Emanuel. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2014 and died on February 8, 2021.
Feb 9, 2021 · Karen Lewis, who led the Chicago Teachers Union from 2010 to 2018 and fought for better education policies, passed away at 67 after a long battle with brain cancer. She was a convert to Judaism who found inspiration in the religion's values and history, and had a friendship with former mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Feb 8, 2021 · Former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, who steered a sea change within public education organizing before stepping down in 2018, has died. She was 67.
