SAT and PSAT are dangerous in this pandemic and of little use to students.
CPS is planning to give the SAT and PSAT exams in person this fall, starting with the September 23 administration. Once again they have missed the mark. Our predominantly Black and Latinx students and their families are facing many economic, social, health, and emotional challenges in this moment. Yet, CPS is still requiring Seniors to take the SAT before they graduate.
Notice: Election to Fill Vacancies on the CTU Executive Board
There is one (1) vacancy to fill an unexpired term on the CTU Executive Board: One (1) High School Teacher Functional Vice President. Read about voting procedures and eligibility.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: To honor her memory is to continue in the struggle for justice
As a supreme court justice, Ginsburg interpreted the Constitution as a living document, an approach that has won marginalized groups rights they had been denied for generations. CHICAGO, September 18, 2020—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey issued the...Educators to report on challenges, successes as remote learning enters third week
Frontline educators continue to demand that CPS improve unworkable, poorly designed remote learning plans that fall woefully short in supporting students, families. 7:00 a.m., Mon., Sept. 21: Press conference, rank and file educators and support staff Via Zoom: You...Update on battles with charter school operators
Just as CPS has dragged its heels in bargaining while at the same time issuing backwards, ill-conceived and unworkable ‘guidance’ for remote learning in District schools, charter operators are also making dangerous or unworkable demands of workers and...
Full update on eval, COVID testing, subs, supply money, SATs and other CPS bargaining
As we prepare for bargaining with CPS, we want to share where we are on several key items that we know you continue to have questions about, and that we, unfortunately, are still battling CPS over.
A comprehensive look at our veteran pay agreement with CPS
Chicago Public Schools dragged its feet on implementing the $25 million in additional pay for the most experienced teachers. Payments first came this summer and members had many questions about the implementation and what it meant for their own paychecks. We’ve answered as many as possible in this post.
CTU argues in landmark civil rights case that CPS practiced systemic racism in layoffs
Union argues that 2011 layoffs targeted Black educators in segregated schools even as district policies continue to decimate ranks of Black teachers and support staff. CHICAGO, September 16, 2020—For almost ten years, the CTU has been battling CPS in federal court on...
Trial tackles CTU effort to bar CPS from forcing school clerks back into buildings under unsafe conditions
CPS admits COVID cases among CPS workers have tripled since May, with hundreds of school workers contracting COVID-19—and at least eight now dead—despite working in lightly populated buildings with very limited staff. CHICAGO, September 16, 2020—The Chicago Teachers...Upcoming Events
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