By CTU Communications | April 4, 2019 | _News, _Press Release
File under: Elected Representative School Board, Madigan, Martwick, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley
Today’s vote demonstrates a nearly decade-long fight for an elected, representative school board, anchored in the work and collaboration of the grassroots education movement and the Chicago Teachers Union.
By CTU Communications | January 9, 2019 | _News, _Press Release
File under: Candidate, Chicago Board of Education, Election, Gery Chico, Mayor 2019, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Robeson, School Reform Act
Mayoral candidate Chico claimed to have a good working relationship with teachers when he was handpicked by Richard M. Daley to head the Board of Ed, but a closer look at his record shows destructive school policies and profits for his outside interests at the expense...By gina caneva - lindblom math and science academy | April 6, 2018 | _News
File under: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Chicago Tribune, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Gina Caneva, Janus, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Supreme Court
When I first started teaching in Chicago, I was skeptical about being a member of the Chicago Teachers Union. I was a hotshot rookie teacher who looked at the “step-and-lane” system of pay as archaic. When I saw then-Harlem Children’s Zone CEO Geoffrey Canada tell...
