Father of student who cops attacked in school to join marchers demanding end to CPS/CPD contract
Laurentio Howard, whose 16-year-old daughter was assaulted and tased by cops in her high school, supports call for CPS to invest in student needs, COVID-19 safety – not cops in schools. Noon, TODAY, June 24 Car Caravans/marches: Marchers assembling at Federal...Mayor’s school layoffs undercut safety and stability at our schools
CPS should be doing everything in their power during a global pandemic to create stability and fully staffed schools, instead of once again creating destructive annual end-of-year chaos. CHICAGO—CTU President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement to rank and...
Thirty schools to receive extra staffing as needs grow from COVID-19, civil unrest
In a major contract win, the Chicago Teachers Union has finalized the process for 30 Chicago public schools to receive a restorative justice coordinator, counselor or librarian starting in the 2020-2021 school year.
CTU to join students, grassroots groups calling for cops out of Chicago public schools
Student activists have convened series of actions this week to urge CPS, Lightfoot to follow in footsteps of school districts in Minneapolis, Portland OR and replace cops in schools with trauma supports, restorative justice programming, counselors, social workers....
The mayor must fund social workers, counselors and restorative justice, not police in our schools
The Chicago Teachers Union stands in solidarity with student protesters challenging Chicago Public Schools’ use of public funds to militarize their schools. CHICAGO, June 4, 2020—CTU President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in support of...
Homeless student advocate positions now open at 14 Chicago public schools
New positions won in the historic 2019 CTU strike will be full-time and dedicated solely to removing barriers between families and public education.
We’re glad Aramark is going. But they need to go now.
The decision to kick Aramark our of schools is a testament to our members’ advocacy and the work of our union. We are happy to finally see some light at the end of this filthy tunnel, but that’s where the celebration ends.
1:30 p.m. TODAY: CTU sues DeVos, CPS for failing to support special education students
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...
