CTU reaches stalemate in Chicago Public Schools negotiations; strike potential closer to reality
Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union are reaching a stalemate in negotiations. Chicago teachers are no strangers to strikes: The last three contracts with Chicago Public Schools landed after ...
CTU inches closer to potential strike as fact-finding begins
The Chicago Teachers Union is inching closer to a potential strike. This week marked the beginning of what’s known as a fact-finding hearing, which is required before a strike can ...
Chicago teachers strike threat elevated as CTU leader cries foul
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates says a fact-finding process underway now is “stacked against” the CTU, opening the door for a strike as early as March.
CPS and CTU start ‘fact-finding’ in an attempt to settle monthslong contract negotiations
Since being established in state law in 2010, the fact-finding process has been used three times. In two of those cases, teachers ultimately went on strike.
Juan Rangel: Embracing school choice will move Democrats back to the center
To be clear, supporting school choice does not mean abandoning public education. Rather, it means recognizing that the ...
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Chicago Public Schools, teachers’ union turn to arbitrator to help reach new contract
The teachers union and district officials have used a fact-finding process three times since 2010 and twice, it ended in a ...
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What We Learned About Beyond the Gates From CBS Sunday Morning
The Beyond the Gates premiere is a little over a month away, and the hype is starting to build steam. Over the weekend, CBS Sunday Morning featured a segment focusing on the upcoming CBS soap opera.
Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union begin "fact-finding" process in bid to resolve contract dispute
CPS and CTU have begun fact-finding hearings this week, a required stage in negotiations before the union can legally go on ...
Some parents fed up with CPS and CTU battles:’I feel like politics is taking over our children having the best education’
With Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union still unable to settle on a contract, parents say their children are ...
As Trump’s DOJ implements deportation policies, city officials vow to protect immigrant communities
The City of Chicago and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are vowing to protect immigrant communities as President Donald Trump’s ...
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Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do
The Paris agreement is complex and works in a slow bureaucratic manner. It’s a mostly voluntary climate pact originally ...