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CTU holds People’s Budget Hearing today at City Hall
Union leaders and educators will meet at 4 p.m. today at City Hall to present budget concerns around school staffing, capital improvements and long-term district sustainability.
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Epic charter students rally today for fired teachers
EPIC students call on charter management to reverse retaliatory firings of four teachers, including one educator identifying as non-heterosexual and targeted for his support of LGBTQIA+ students.
Urban Prep educators win agreement with management, ending two-day strike
Teachers and staff in predominantly Black, all boys charter network win long sought-after special ed protections to which 30% of Urban Prep students are eligible, while EPIC students call on charter operator to reverse retaliatory firings of high school teachers. 4:00...
Urban Prep strike goes into day two, as CTU flags financial concerns
CTU and management bargained late into Monday, but remain far apart on issues that include probation, special education needs. 7:30 a.m. TODAY, Tuesday, June 8: socially distanced press conference with educators, parents. Urban Prep Englewood campus, 6201 S. Stewart...
CTU educators strike Urban Prep charter operator
Management continues to reject language protecting special education students, classroom needs, student resources in contract negotiations that have dragged on for three years. 7:30 a.m. Monday, June 7: socially distanced press conference with educators, parents....
Christopher House educators vote overwhelmingly to join CTU
Educators are calling for greater supports for special education students, English language learners, as well as more investments in classroom, safety and family needs rather than bloated administrative costs. CHICAGO, June 2, 2021 — For the second time in a week,...
CTU educators consider striking Epic charter in wake of retaliatory firings of union leaders
Charter operator fired three key rank-and-file bargaining team members, as workers prepared to ratify first contract to improve supports for special education, classroom resources. 6:30 a.m. Wed., June 2: socially distanced press conference with parents, students,...
CTU educators vote unanimously to strike Urban Prep charter schools
Union also files unfair labor practice charge against management, which has dragged out contract negotiations for three years as boss starves special education, classroom needs. CHICAGO, May 27, 2021 — Rank and file CTU members at three Urban Prep charter schools...
Association House educators vote unanimously to join CTU
Two more charters scheduled to vote on joining CTU in coming weeks, as alternative school educators prepare to bargain for living wages and student needs. CHICAGO, May 26, 2021 — Rank and file educators at Association House Alternative High School have voted...
CTU educators consider striking Urban Prep for squandering funds for student needs
Years of mismanagement, student neglect comes as charter operator wins $3 million in federal COVID support, fails to invest in special education or critical student needs. CHICAGO, May 26, 2021 — Urban Prep charter schools has been plagued by mismanagement for years,...
School community fights to save paralyzed veteran school clerk’s job
Paralyzed from waist down by drunk driver crash, Mayor's hand-picked board terminates funding for clerk position that few schools can afford because of funding hunger games. 7A Tuesday, May 25: socially distanced press conference with parents, educators, Byrne...
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