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Mayor Lightfoot, CPS must stop dragging on promised vaccines for students, families
Lightfoot's vaccine hunger games vaccine system continues to undercut access to shots in Black and Brown students' neighborhoods, which continue to bear disproportionate COVID burden. 7A TODAY, Tuesday, May 4: Press Conference with rank and file CTU educators,...
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CTU statement on departure of CEO Janice Jackson, others in CPS leadership
The mass exodus of staffers from Mayor Lightfoot's CPS leadership team, which includes Chief Operating Officer Arne Rivera and Chief Education Officer LaTanya McDade, cannot be a deterrent to addressing the needs of our school communities, which have been exacerbated...
CPS denies nursing mothers, parent educators ability to continue teaching in defiance of agreement with CTU
In profession dominated by women, pregnant and nursing mothers were to be allowed to teach remotely where majority of CPS students remain, as COVID cases among students and staff rise. 7A Thursday, April 29: Press Conference with rank and file educators, officers on...
CTU educators resist substandard safety in reopening at ChiArts
CPS contract school refuses to set standards for ventilation, contact tracing, COVID testing, as COVID cases rise among students nationally. CHICAGO—School administrators at CPS contract school The Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) waited until the last...
CTU rank and file ratify HS agreement — first in nation to negotiate vaccines for students, families
Pressure from work actions undermined efforts of Mayor's hand-picked board to weaken safety metrics for all schools, won stronger protocols to prevent virus transmission. CHICAGO, April 18, 2020—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey sent the email below to...
Juarez educators join teach-outs as CTU continues to negotiate high school reopening
More progress, but no agreement yet, as CTU seeks firm commitments for student/family vaccinations while infections and serious illness among youth continue to spike. 7:00 a.m. TODAY, Thursday, April 15: In-person, socially distanced press conference/teach-out. Juarez...
CTU, CPS continue to bargain, as high school educators prepare to teach remotely
Some progress at bargaining table, but Union seeks to land firm commitments for vaccinating students and vulnerable family members, landing terms to minimize COVID spread, as cases mount among young people. 7 a.m. TODAY, Wednesday, April 14: Press...
CPS must prioritize safety in elementary and high schools as COVID cases climb
While Mayor admits COVID numbers going in wrong direction, CPS rejects vaccinating students/families or strengthening safety as CPS pushes to reopen high schools in new surge. 7 a.m. Tuesday, April 13: Press conference with CTU educators, CTU officers on safety...
CPS drags on accommodations, as CTU delegates vote to work remotely Wednesday if no agreement is landed
Sticking points include Mayor Lori Lightfoot's refusal to use school vaccine sites to get shots to high school students and vulnerable family members, as COVID again tops 8 percent positivity in some South Side neighborhoods. 7 a.m. Monday., April 12: Press conference...
Mayor Lightfoot’s appointed Board of Ed rejects ending racist school policies
The mayor's handpicked school board refuses to address or remedy persistent discriminatory policies that target Black and Brown schools and educators for layoffs, closures and termination. CHICAGO, April 8, 2021—A federal judge has set a date of June 8 for a...
Judge to set trial date in case charging CPS with racial discrimination in school turnarounds
Lightfoot, who once defended investment firm Merrill Lynch against discrimination charges, has opportunity to address and remedy persistent racism in the school district that she leads. 1:30 p.m. Thurs., April 8: Virtual hearing on trial date, settlement conference....
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