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City Hall, CPS must commit to supporting every student and family through deadly COVID-19 pandemic
We have 35 days until students report to school, and CPS must immediately start planning transparently and in partnership with our union to provide every student the educational, social and emotional supports they need to learn and grow.
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CTU, allies call for remote learning, education equity as new data raises alarm over safety of mayor’s hybrid plan
Black and Brown residents continue to bear burden of COVID-19 cases in Chicago, as cases inch up and new studies show young children can be significant sources of COVID-19 spread. 11:00 a.m. Car Caravan assembles: CTU HQ, 1901 W Carroll, Chicago 11:15 a.m.: Press...
We cannot allow the safety of our students and school communities to be undermined
Mayor's 'budget-neutral' plan for desperately under-resourced school communities lacks adequate safety protections as COVID-19 pandemic grows. CHICAGO, July 24—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in response to...
Safety dictates that schools must open remotely this fall
Mayor's hybrid school plan falls short on safety for CPS' overwhelmingly Black and Brown students, whose neighborhoods have borne brunt of COVID-19 deaths as August evictions loom and parents are being unsafely pushed back into workforce. 9:00 a.m. Car Caravan...
CTU on CPS reopening framework: We should open with remote learning in the fall
Mayor's 'budget-neutral' plan for desperately under-resourced school communities fails to provide adequate safety protections as deadly pandemic spreads. CHICAGO, July 17—The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement today in response to CPS' release of...
Press conference, 10:30A, 7/16: We must begin this fall school year with remote learning
10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 16: press conference via Zoom on reopening schools.To pre-register, email communications@ctulocal1.org. Wednesday, July 22: Car caravan, press conference/protest, monthly Board of Education meeting. Details TBA. No plan exists to guarantee...
We need action, not words, to address violence in Chicago
People need more equity and justice, not more cops, to address consequences of joblessness and hopelessness that drive violence. CHICAGO, July 6—The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement today in response to another devastating weekend of violence and...
Chicago needs police-free public schools and an elected, representative school board accountable to the people
Battle to win real equity and justice for students and Chicago neighborhoods is just beginning. CHICAGO, June 24—The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement this afternoon in response to the vote by a majority of Mayor Lightfoot's hand-picked board of...
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 Plaza,...
Mayor’s school executives must protect students and educators this fall
Safety for students and their educators must be top priority for CPS fall school re-openings. CHICAGO—CTU President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement in response to the release today of new ISBE guidance re opening schools this fall. "While Governor...
CPS students, teachers, parents to CPS: We demand a safe and equitable reopening of schools
Noon, Tuesday, June 23: Press conference via Zoom (pre-registration required - contact Alexis at alexis@unitedworkingfamilies.org or via cell at 330-201-4433 to register). Members of CPS community demand CBOE take action in support of ALL students; schools should not...
COVID19 Info & Action
Learn more about how CTU is working with Chicago Public Schools to make sure our schools are safe and secure. Learn more and take action to demand emergency response from CPS and the mayor.
