CTU’s new contract includes first-ever green school commitments — led by teachers and activists. As Trump and his sycophants work to silence political dissent, independent media is a key part of the ...

My Life and Education” chronicles Lewis’ life growing up in Chicago’s Hyde Park, working a multitude of jobs, and leading the ...

The Chicago Teachers Union has long taken on neoliberal Democrats and won. Their latest contract is a victory against the new ...

After nearly a year of bargaining, the Chicago Teachers Union is one step closer to finalizing a deal with Chicago Public Schools. The contract now needs approval from the Chicago Board of Education.

Community schools: CPS will add 50 more “sustainable community schools,” up from 20, which will work with community partners ...

As Chicago Teachers Union members approved a four-year contract, a Chicago City Council committee passed an ordinance ...

Large sections of educators had no confidence that the Chicago Teachers Union would bring back a better deal, let alone lead ...

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union voted to ratify a new contract with Chicago Public Schools, marking the first time in 15 years that the union settled its ...

For the first time in over a decade, Chicago’ s public school teachers have a new contract without a strike or threat of a ...

A similar test of teacher union pull is playing out in Portland, where the bruising, near month-long strike in November 2023 left a trail of hard feelings in its wake. The Portland Association of ...

After bankrolling Mayor Brandon Johnson’s way into office, the Chicago Teachers Union went into contract negotiations demanding 700-plus new provisions, estimated to cost at least $10 billion.

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