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The strike began on October 17, 2019, when both unions failed to reach a contract agreement with Chicago Public Schools over compensation, benefits, staffing, wrap-around services such as counselors, nurses, and librarians, and caps on class sizes. [2] [3] On October 31, the strike officially ended when the mayor and the Chicago Teachers Union ...
The Chicago Teachers Union ( CTU) is a labor union that represents teachers, paraprofessionals, and clinicians in the Chicago public school system. The union has consistently fought for improved pay, benefits, and job security for its members, and it has resisted efforts to vary teacher pay based on performance evaluations.
Karen Lewis ( née Jennings; [2] [3] July 20, 1953 – February 7, 2021) [4] [5] [6] was an American educator and labor leader who served as president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), Chicago's division of the American Federation of Teachers, from 2010 to 2014. For nearly 20 years before becoming president of the teachers union, she was a ...
More than 300,000 Chicago students will miss another day of classes as contract talks between striking teachers and the school district remain at an impasse. Chicago Public Schools announced ...
Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union met at the bargaining table for nearly 16 hours Monday with talks ending around 2:00 a.m. with no resolution.
The threat of a strike is a big concern for Chicago Public School athletes, as a walkout would impact their competitive seasons. Looming teachers strike could threaten CPS competitive sports ...
Ruth Burnett Love (April 22, 1932 – June 6, 2022), [4] [5] [6] also known as Ruth B. Love-Holloway [9] was an American educator, education administrator, author and former schools superintendent. [10] Love was formerly a professor of education at her college alma mater San Francisco State University. Love served as superintendent of the ...
In a story Oct. 26 about the effects of a Chicago teachers strike on students with disabilities, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Nicole Abreu Shepard had been called to her daughter ...