By CTU Communications | May 28, 2019 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Charter, Charter Schools, Charters, Chicago Public Schools, CTU-ACTS, Namaste
CHICAGO, May 28, 2019—Chicago Teachers Union leadership has learned that the board of directors at Namaste charter school in McKinley Park will consider a plan to close the school at tonight’s 5:30 p.m. meeting, in an effort to block educators at the school from...
By CTU Communications | March 10, 2019 | ACTS, News, Press Release
File under: Charter, Charter Schools, Charters, ChiArts: Chicago High School for the Arts
Press conference: 4:30PM Monday, March 11 ChiArts High School, 2714 W. Augusta Blvd., Chicago Teachers to rally to demand fair contract as CTU members mull strike at ChiArts, what would be first strike of a publicly funded contract school in U.S. history....
By Martin Ritter, CTU Organizer | November 30, 2018 | News
File under: Charter Expansion, Charters, Chicago Board of Education, Janice Jackson
The Chicago Board of Ed will vote on up to 3 new charters at its Dec. 5, 2018, monthly meeting. Email CPS leadership to say no to this destructive expansion of privately-run, publicly-funded charters.
By Ronnie Reese | November 7, 2018 | News, Press Release
File under: Charters, CTU-ACTS, Michael Milkie, Noble Charters
Resignation of Noble Network of Charter Schools CEO Michael Milkie “a victory for students and families” Noble students played a crucial role by documenting years of questionable disciplinary practices and compiling more than 6,000 petition signatures calling for...