By Chris Geovanis | September 12, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Chicago Board of Education, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU contract, school nurses, sexual abuse, Social Workers, Special Education, Stacy Davis Gates
Blistering DOE report and oversight is no guarantee that lack of accountability will end. CHICAGO, September 12, 2019—CTU Vice President Stacy Davis Gates issued the following statement in response to the federal Department of Education’s report on CPS’...
By CTU President Jesse Sharkey | September 2, 2019 | News
File under: Bargaining Update, Budget, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Contract, Jesse Sharkey, Strike
An update on bargaining last week: We presented on issues that include REACH—proposing that highly rated (Proficient and Excellent), tenured members should be able to skip an evaluation cycle. We also presented moving to 25 steps for pay scales, and improving base pay...
By CTU Communications | September 2, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Bargaining Update, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, CTU, CTU contract, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
5:00 a.m. Tues., Sept. 3: Press conference Juarez high school, 1450 W. Cermak Rd., Chicago High school loses $840,000 and nine teaching positions among hundreds of schools confronting budget cuts in new $7.7 billion CPS budget. CHICAGO—As students return for the first...
By CTU Communications | August 30, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Budget, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU contract, Strike
Download and share a copy of this corrected letter. Dear Colleagues, Today, we are pleased to announce that the Chicago Board of Education approved our proposed budget for FY2020 that reflects our continued financial stability and invests responsibly in the...
By CTU Communications | August 27, 2019 | News, News Advisory
File under: Budget, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU, Lori Lightfoot
9:30 a.m. Wed., August 28: Press conference CPS headquarters, 42 W. Madison, Chicago $7.7 billion budget cuts funds to over 200 schools, fails to address acute staffing shortages, overcrowding, students’ educational and support needs. CHICAGO—CTU members will...
By Chris Geovanis, CTU Communications Director | August 20, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Budget, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Lori Lightfoot, mayor
3:45 p.m. TODAY, Tues, Aug. 20: Press conference, CPS/BOE budget hearings CPS central offices, 42 W. Madison, Chicago CTU officers, rank and file to testify against proposed budget cuts to schools, frontline staff Proposed FY 2020 CPS budget cuts funding to hundreds...
By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | August 12, 2019 | News
File under: Bargaining Update, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Contract, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
Mayor Lightfoot released her CPS budget for FY 2020 on Thursday—and it CUTS funding for school nurses, librarians and social workers, while the mayor and her CPS team increase central office staff by more than 150. This is not an equity budget. It is a Rahm budget. On...
By CTU Communications | August 8, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Budget, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Contract, Jesse Sharkey, Lori Lightfoot
Actual numbers show cuts to social workers, school nurses, while hundreds of schools will take budget hits. CHICAGO—Chicago Teachers Union staff spent much of Thursday analyzing the budget that CPS issued today—and that Mayor Lightfoot claims produces...
By CTU Communications | August 8, 2019 | News, Press Release
File under: Budget, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Contract, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Jesse Sharkey, Strike
Allocation decisions could cut funding to hundreds of schools, while CPS, Mayor refuse to enshrine public promises in enforceable contract. CHICAGO—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in response to CPS’ formal FY...
By Jesse Sharkey, CTU President | August 4, 2019 | News
File under: Bargaining Update, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Contract, Lori Lightfoot, Strike
In last Thursday’s negotiations, we received counter-proposals related to clinicians, sanctuary and leaves of absence. These proposals remain inadequate. While Lightfoot publicly promised last Tuesday to increase staffing for nurses and social workers, per...
