CTU urges State ed board to suspend standardized tests in wake of school closures
CTU urges Governor, ISBE to expand on leadership during pandemic by also addressing graduation requirements so no student is held back or unable to graduate because of school closures. CHICAGO—The Chicago Teachers Union is urging the Illinois State Board of Education...
CTU sends COVID-19 Demands to CPS and the City
CTU sends COVID-19 Demands to CPS and the City CTU urges CPS, mayor to close schools with polling places to students and follow up with overnight deep clean, as well as protect school communities from economic hardship and deploy common good demands to protect working...
Educators at another South Side charter school move to unionize
Employees of the EPIC Academy charter school in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood today announced their intention to join the Chicago Teachers Union.
CTU, allies lay out common good platform to protect students, families, workers as coronavirus threat spreads
Comprehensive demands call for paid time off for workers across state; free testing for students, families in need; meals for quarantined low-income students; better planning for deep cleanings at schools and public places; policies to tackle digital divide for students mandated to distance learning during school closures.
CPS testing concerns: Can we get a librarian in every school instead?
They’re going to hire more experts, strengthen policy and improve training without thinking twice, but we still can’t get a librarian in every school?
CTU responds to Gov. Pritzker’s budget address, need for additional revenue
We look forward to working with Gov. Pritzker and the General Assembly to continue increasing funding to CPS and moving toward real stability and predictability for parents, students and school communities.
CPS finally offers to compensate special education students illegally denied services
On February 12, Chicago Public Schools announced that it would earmark millions of dollars to compensate more than 10,500 students illegally and improperly denied special education services by the district.
As Black History Month begins, Union, parent and community allies launch challenge to racist CPS funding scheme
Research documents how current district funding formula strangles predominantly Black schools on the South and West sides of the city.
Mayor’s TIF plan deploys the right rhetoric, yet continues past practices that deny equity
If Lightfoot is serious about TIF reform, she should sunset downtown TIF districts early, which would return $400 million annually for schools, parks, libraries, the city budget and other projects.
