By CTU Communications | June 1, 2017 | Further Reading
File under: Budget, Jobs, Justice, LGBTQ, reparations, wages
This week, we’re looking at incarceration and how the city has started implementing reparations, what kinds of jobs bring real stability to low-income families, and how affirming our students’ identities impacts their achievement in school. 1.... 
By Carol Caref | April 10, 2017 | Justice, Uncategorized
File under: incarceration, Jobs, Racism
Here’s an education reform you won’t hear about from DeVos or Duncan: stop locking up so many Black and Brown parents! A recent Economic Policy Institute study confirmed something that may seem obvious: students with a parent in jail are likely to have... 
By Sarah Rothschild | December 9, 2015 | Housing, Jobs, Justice
File under: Anita Alvarez, community development, disinvestment, incarceration, Jobs, police brutality, Poverty, Racism
Chicago Police Department superintendent Garry McCarthy was fired by Mayor Emanuel last Tuesday, after protesters have been demanding it for months. Back in October, members of the Black Caucus of the city council demanded his replacement because crime is still... 
By Sarah Rothschild | September 2, 2015 | Jobs
File under: Jobs, manufacturing, Outsourcing, Southwest Side, stress, unemployment, unions
Manufacturing in Chicago has taken another dive as the snack bakery that makes Oreos, Wheat Thins and other popular snacks is closing half of the plant and moving it to Mexico. The plant is located in the Chicago Lawn community at 73rd and Kedzie. The international... 
By Sarah Rothschild | June 15, 2015 | Justice, Schools
File under: educational funding, Jobs, military education, opportunities to learn, STEM education
On June 5, the mayor announced a STEM pilot program at Phoenix Military Academy. CPS already created a STEM program at Rickover Naval Academy in 2013. It is not a coincidence that STEM is being promoted in military schools (and others, as well). CPS is currently in...
