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CTU News on COVID-19

Photo of a car window with three signs--one green, one yellow and one pink that read: safety & equity.

22-03-2021

Our reopening agreement ,itself, does not make our schools safe. It gives us tools to hold CPS accountable and to

Less than 25 percent of CPS students have returned to in-person learning

19-03-2021

The figure is even less than the small number initially expected as Chicago’s public school students and families continue to

CTU responds to CPS bargaining claims

16-03-2021

CPS email to parents distorts status of negotiations, undercuts input from students, parents, educators. CHICAGO, March 16, 2020—Chicago Teachers Union

Charter headlines for the week of March 8, 2021

12-03-2021

After two-days of direct action, Passages Charter School members won a reopening agreement that meets their demands on all outstanding

CPS must invest nearly $2 billion in federal support on equity, pandemic recovery

10-03-2021

Federal relief must confront massive inequity and trauma intensified by pandemic, focus efforts on hard-hit Black and Brown school communities,

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Resources to Aid School Communities

CTU staff have been compiling and vetting resources available for our students and their families to cope with the COVID-19 crisis. From healthcare to housing assistance, from food assistance to unemployment rights and including regional and mutual aid resources, this page is a hub of supports for our school communities.

Resource Hub Student Borrower COVID-19 Relief

LSC Resolutions on Safety

Local School Councils across the district have passed resolutions on the reckless CPS plan for reopening. If you want to organize a resolution for your school’s LSC, you’ll find sample resolutions and other useful information on our LSC Information page.

PPC and PSC Remote Guidance

Professional Problems Committees (PPCs in district schools, PSCs in charter schools) are crucial for establishing workplace norms collaboratively. Find guidance about remotely convening these essential bodies established by our contracts.

Remote PPC/PSC Guide

Teaching Resources

CTU Remote Learning Guidance

Quest Center PD

CTUF Quest Center continues to support members through the re-licensure process all professional development (PD) needs by continuing to provide high-level, online PD offerings that are either Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) PD Hour bearing, CPS Lane Placement Credit bearing, or both. In addition, they offer some short but impactful PD offerings that can be attended and completed in about an hour online.

Quest Center PD Offerings

Those PD offerings include:

Distance Learning During School Closures
Google Meet and Chat For Online Communication
Scratch: Anyone Can Code Online
Exploring the World Without Leaving Your Chair: Google Maps, Earth, Arts & Culture
How Can I Read If I Can’t Go To The Library? E-books To The Rescue!
Google Forms: Assessment From Afar