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CTU election results: Rank-and-file members re-elect CORE to lead union
Election results mark the fifth term in office for the Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators, which was first elected to Union leadership in 2010 with Karen Lewis as president, followed by re-elections in 2013 and 2019, and an uncontested election in 2016.
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You are warmly invited to a May 25 event at the Chicago Teachers Union Center celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! There will be food, fun, speakers and a chance to get together and build community with AAPI members of our union, and AAPI communities and elected officials.
Our theme for this year’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is “Building Community,” so that’s exactly what we plan to do! Please save the date and time — Thursday, May 25 at 5 p.m. — and make sure you RSVP today!
House of Delegates meetings are currently being held virtually. If a member wants to attend, they should email Norma Albor for more information. Read more about delegates and house meetings on our delegates page.
Join CTU’s standing committee on School Finance and Taxation for its monthly meeting.
To apply for a post on the committee, visit the CTU committees page.
For other questions, email Sarah Rothschild and Pavlyn Jankov, committee staff liaisons.
Flex PD days may be scheduled during the school year. Consult our schedule and flex vote guidance page for more information.
The AFT Black Caucus Chicago Chapter includes members of the Chicago Teachers Union, the City Colleges of Chicago and any other members of the American Federation of Teachers in our city. Monthly meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month, at which members network and discuss the latest issues in public education, with a particular emphasis on black students, clinicians, PSRPs, teachers and communities in Chicago.
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Restorative. Relevant. Reflective. The Chicago Teachers Union Foundation QUEST CENTER for Professional Learning and Teacher Leadership is the premier professional development provider supporting Chicago’s public school educators through re-licensure, National Board Certification, and endorsements in which pre-service through veteran educators collaborate, network, and learn to improve their practice by addressing students’ cognitive development and social-emotional well-being through culturally responsive, trauma-sensitive learning environments.
National Board Certification
Nurturing Teacher Leadership, established in 1997, is the Chicago Teachers Union/Chicago Public Schools 2-year program of professional development and candidate support that prepares Chicago Public School teachers for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification, the highest credential a teacher can earn.
Nurturing Teacher Leadership has a success rate of more than 94%, twice the national average!
Learn more by attending our next Cohort Informational Meeting!
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