Chicago Teachers Union on Abuse Report: CPS, Mayor, Have Failed Our Students – and Emanuel’s Control of Schools Must End
Schools must have democratic oversight from elected, representative school board – the path forward to…
Education
CTU Responds to New CPS Background Check Policy
CTU on new CPS background check policy Members with due process rights are better empowered…
Years of Emanuel’s Promises – But Chronic Failure to Deliver on Early Childhood Programs
From: Chicago Teachers Union Number of children accessing pre-K has fallen by 18% since Emanuel…
CTU to Mayor Emanuel: Put New Funds Into Classrooms, Educational Needs, Not Politically Connected Contractors and Policy Scams
While CPS has won over $1 billion in new funds since 2015, mayor continues to…
Rep. Flowers & Rep. Harper Working to End Childhood Hunger in Local Schools
SPRINGFIELD, IL – With more than 13 million children nationwide living in food insecure homes,…
CTU Blasts Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s “Spin With Facts”
By Jesse Sharkey Vice President, Chicago Teachers Union Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his…
Harper Measure Aims to Make School Resource Officers More Sensitive to Student Needs
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, is seeking to foster greater…
CPS Special Ed Debacle, Subsequent ISBE Call for Independent Monitoring Falls Squarely at Feet of Mayor Rahm Emanuel
From: The Chicago Teachers Union Mayoral control again proves to be failed policy;…
Mayor’s Racist Educational Policies Derail Equality and Opportunity Decades After Brown v. Board of Education
CTU: Emanuel has imposed separate and unequal educational policies on the backs of our…
As Nation Turns its Eyes to Youth, Chicago Students Show They’re Ready to Lead
350 teen problem-solvers from 60 schools will gather to present solutions to Chicago’s toughest issues…