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40% of Chicago Teachers Are Chronically Absent. Those Gaps Carry Real Costs
Aldeman: Nationwide, educator attendance has dropped since COVID. It could be a symptom of employee dissatisfaction, or of ...
Chicago teachers' contract talks could shake up US education: 30,000 union members demand change
Chicago's ongoing contract negotiations between the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) could ...
School carpool service is a boost for CPS students, parents
In a city where so many children have to travel across town to find a good school, the PiggyBack Network is a necessity for ...
Crossroads of care: Special education assistants and teacher aides at odds amid CPS cuts
The Chicago Teachers Union and the Service Employees International Union Local 1 disagree on who is best for Chicago Public ...
CPS, Chicago Teachers Union contract talks continue, with salary, prep time sticking points
CPS said it has offered teachers a 16% raise over four years, making them the highest paid in the country, with the exception of some New York City teachers. CTU countered with 24% raise over four ...
CPS teachers return to classrooms as contract negotiations continue - WGN News at 9
Chicago Public School teachers were back in the classroom Monday as their contentious contract talks with the district ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson Defends School Board’s Decision to Fire CEO Pedro Martinez
In his first interview since the CPS board voted unanimously to terminate Martinez, Johnson said the current board members ...
Chicago political notebook: Will Durbin run for reelection? Where will CPS/CTU negotiations go?
Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), who is in his fifth term and who turned 80 this past November—will he retire? It is expected that ...
Stacy Davis Gates defends CTU’s contract demands, asks to shift pension payment debate to City Hall
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates adamantly defended the union’s teachers’ contract proposals in a press ...
More than 100 NYC public schools hit by internet outage, force return to ‘non-tech’ learning
An internet outage disrupted classes in 115 City public schools on Monday, after a fiber optic cable was damaged, education and union officials said. It was not immediately clear when the network ...
Progress reported, but sticking points persist in talks between Chicago Public Schools, teachers' union
"The greatest threat to our bargaining momentum is quite frankly the supreme being of CPS that's in charge of everything," ...