By CTU Communications | November 29, 2022 | News
File under: Bilingual Education, Lori Torres
Lori Torres credits her parents for instilling love and respect for education and the importance of community connectedness that grounds her teaching philosophy and her campaign for alderwoman.
By Linda Perales, Organizer | November 10, 2022 | Movement, News, Rights
File under: Bilingual Education, Sanctuary
Read updates on IEP Interpreter restrictions and on IEP Interpreter stipends from the 2021–22 school year. Read an update on donations for newcomer students and on the sanctuary letter that CPS finally released after three years of advocacy from CTU members and families.
By Linda Perales, Organizer | February 4, 2022 | News
File under: Bilingual Education, IEP: Individualized Education Plan
The Joint CTU/CPS Bilingual Committee met recently and were informed that administrators received an IEP stipend survey on 1/26/22 for them to fill out with names of folks in their building that have been translating at IEP meetings for fall of 2021. CPS stated that administrators should be reaching out to staff to confirm their eligibility so that they can receive the stipend.
By Rebecca Martinez, Organizer | December 18, 2020 | News
File under: ACCESS for ELLs, Bilingual Education, Carmen Ayala, CTU Committees, Standardized Tests
A struggle that brewed in CTU committees over testing for English Learners turned into a victory for students all across the state, as ISBE pushes back the testing window leaving time for a federal testing waiver under the new Biden administration.
By Maria Moreno, Financial Secretary | October 13, 2020 | News
File under: Bilingual Education, CTU contract, English Learners, Lewis University, National Louis University, professional development, Roosevelt University, Truman College, University of St. Francis
We won a big benefit for teachers seeking a Bilingual or ESL endorsement in our successful 2019 strike. Teachers who are interested in going back to college starting in 2021
to obtain their bilingual and/or ESL teacher endorsement can attend classes at half price.
By CTU Rank-and-File Bargaining Team | September 26, 2019 | News
File under: Bargaining Update, Bilingual Education, Contract, ECE: Early Childhood Education
Rank and file bargaining team members Paula Barajas, Arathi Jayaram, Nancy Serrano and Lashawn Wallace talk about today’s bargaining sessions. Our members and experts came prepared. Our members relate what happened in the video.
By CTU Communications | July 30, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Arts, Bilingual Education, chicago mayor, Contract, Counselors, Lori Lightfoot, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Psychologists, Restorative Justice Coordinators, Social Workers, Special Education, Staffing, Teaching Assistants, technology, World Languages
Dear CTU Members: By now you may have heard—or even received an email from CPS—about Mayor Lightfoot’s promise to improve staffing in our public schools. Let’s be clear. Chicagoans voted for a candidate that said she would transform our public education... 
By CTU Communications | March 11, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Bilingual Education, English Learners, Illinois State Board of Education, ISBE, Standardized Tests, Testing
Forcing non-English-speaking students to take high-stakes test robs children of valuable learning time and undercuts students’ education, charge teachers, who urge CPS to support parents who want to opt out their children. CHICAGO—A third of Chicago’s public school... 
By CTU Communications | November 28, 2018 | News, Press Release
File under: Bilingual Education, Chicago Board of Education, Dual Language
Mayor’s ed team announces slight expansion in dual language programs, but past promises have fallen flat as mayor has allowed bilingual ed programs to flounder.
