By John Cusick, IFT Legislative Director | January 17, 2020 | News
File under: IFT, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois State Board of Education, ISBE, LGBTQIA+
The Illinois Federation of Teachers task force is advising the Illinois State Board of Education as the Board implements HB246, the LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum Bill. The new law goes into effect for the 2020-2021 school year, so educators and school staff are working... 
By Kurt Hilgendorf, Legislative Liaison | November 21, 2019 | News
File under: IFT, ISBE, Standardized Tests
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is considering changes to the state assessment system. Despite ISBE’s intent to make positive changes to assessment, the proposed changes would expand testing. They’re taking input from educators now. Make your voice heard!
By Chicago Teachers Union | April 26, 2018 | Press Release
File under: Bruce Rauner, Cleanliness, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, HB4742, HB4776, IFT, Illinois Senate, Jesse Sharkey, John Cullerton, SB2838, Section 4.5
CHICAGO, April 26, 2018: The Illinois Senate, under the leadership of Chicago mayoral ally John Cullerton, has fast-tracked a bill privatizing substitute teacher staffing, SB2838. An identical bill, HB4742, passed out of a House education committee on Wednesday. The...By Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff | March 1, 2018 | ACTS, News
File under: AFT: American Federation of Teachers, Bruce Rauner, Charter, ChiACTS, ChiArts: Chicago High School for the Arts, Chris Baehrend, CTU-ACTS, Dan Montgomery, Donald Trump, IFT, Jesse Sharkey, Randi Weingarten
CHICAGO—Today, academic teachers and paraprofessionals from The Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) voted to join the Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff, the charter school local that has recently merged with the Chicago Teachers Union. Educators...
