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Educators to report on challenges, successes as remote learning enters third week
Frontline educators continue to demand that CPS improve unworkable, poorly designed remote learning plans that fall woefully short in supporting students, families. 7:00 a.m., Mon., Sept. 21: Press conference, rank and file educators and support staff Via Zoom: You...
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New Poll Shows Black and Brown Families Overwhelming Support CTU’s Demand for High-Quality Remote Learning
Teachers seen as supporting safety needs of students, families, as virus ravages Chicago’s Black and Latinx neighborhoods. CHICAGO, August 13, 2020—On Thursday, the Chicago Teacher Union released findings from an eye-popping Lake Research poll that found that Black...
CPS must budget for equity, not just talk about equity
Mayor's budget for desperately under-resourced school communities shows distorted priorities that rob working class students. CHICAGO, August 10, 2020—Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey issued the following statement today in response to CPS' release of...
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.
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...
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