By CTU Communications | July 27, 2021 | News, News Advisory
File under: Board of Education, Chicago Board of Education, City Budget, CPS budget
CTU leaders, City Council members, rank-and-file educators and community partners are holding an informational picket and press conference at 8:45 a.m. tomorrow at the Chicago Board of Education to present budget concerns around school staffing, capital improvements and long-term district sustainability.
By CTU Communications | May 20, 2020 | News, News Advisory
File under: Betsy DeVos, Board of Education, CPS: Chicago Public Schools
Press conference: 1:30 p.m. TODAY, May 20 VIA ZOOM: email chrisgeovanis@ctulocal1.org for link. Deficient federal regulations dovetail with ill-conceived CPS special...
By CTU Communications | March 25, 2020 | Press Release
File under: Board of Education, coronavirus, COVID-19
CPS Board of Education meeting: 4PM TODAY, March 25 Via livestream: https://www.cpsboe.org/ CTU, SEIU Local 73 struck for 11 days to bring equity to school communities, and funds must be used to accelerate equity for low-income students, homeless students, English...
By CTU Communications | November 1, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Board of Education, Chicago Board of Education, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
Today, we return to classrooms with real and lasting change for our students and the people of this city.
By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | October 31, 2019 | News
File under: Board of Education, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
We have a tentative agreement and will return to schools on Friday, Nov. 1. The final issue—our return-to-work terms—was resolved as we reached an agreement today with the mayor and Chicago Public Schools to make up five days of student instruction.
By CTU Communications | June 26, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Board of Education, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU contract, Equity, Strike
With union contract expiring in four days, equity for public schools remains a pipe dream, as CPS seeks to jam through racist revised school assessment policy and preserve status quo. CHICAGO—Parents, students, teachers and school support staff rallied today and...
By CTU Communications | June 3, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Board of Education, democracy, ERSB, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot
New mayorally controlled board must immediately address critical needs in school communities, including ending discriminatory ‘student-based budgeting’. CHICAGO—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in response...
