Some charter schools, teachers agree on reopening plans; CTU wonders why CPS cannot do the same
Teachers working for some charter school operators have reached agreements about reopening schools while the Chicago Teachers Union continues to negotiate with Chicago Public Schools.
CTU members to vote on whether to return to schools
Chicago Public Schools teacher Lori Torres expresses her concerns regarding the district's reopening plans and why they are putting teachers in harm's way.
Chicago teachers begin vote to defy order to return to class
Chicago teachers began voting Thursday to defy orders to report for in-person class next week ahead of elementary students’ return, actions the nation’s third-largest school district said could lead to “an illegal strike.”
CTU members to vote on walkout over health and safety measures in the classroom
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CTU delegates approve walkout, sending vote to full union membership
Delegates with the Chicago Teachers Union have approved a walkout, sending the vote to the full union membership.
CPS teacher lockouts are disruptive for students, parents say
About 6,000 children — all of them preschoolers and children with complex disabilities — were welcomed back in CPS classrooms Monday for the first time in 300 days, along with 1,200 teachers and 1,700 clinicians.
Chicago teachers punished as classroom no-shows protest
Chicago teachers punished for refusing to show up for the start of in-person classes over COVID-19 concerns, demonstrated Wednesday outside the school board president’s home.
CTU members hold "teach out" demonstration in protest of CPS reopening plan
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CTU members decry Chicago Public Schools reopening
About 6,000 children returned to Chicago Public Schools classrooms Monday for the first time in 300 days.
CPS threatens to dock teachers' pay who refuse to return to the classroom
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Young CPS students begin return to classroom learning
Chicago Public Schools students began their return to the classroom Monday as school doors opened to thousands of pre-kindergarten and some special education students.
CPS teacher speaks out against returning to school during the pandemic: 'That's not equitable, that's dangerous'
Hilario Dominguez, a special education teacher at Cooper Elementary School, voices his concerns over the return to in-person learning in Chicago Public Schools.
Teacher voices concerns over the return to in-person learning
Lori Torres, a teacher at Monroe Elementary School, talks about why she doesn't feel safe returning to the classroom.
Some CPS students to return to in-person classes today even amid objections from teachers
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Some in-person instruction at Chicago Public Schools will resume Monday
Some in-person instruction at Chicago public schools will resume Monday for the first time in months, the city’s mayor and school chief reaffirmed Friday, warning teachers that their absence will have consequences.
Push to reopen Chicago schools becomes more contentious
Only half of Chicago Public Schools teachers expected in schools ahead of preschool students’ anticipated return next week showed up, district officials said Tuesday in an increasingly contentious battle over classroom learning during the coronavirus pandemic.
Chicago teacher criticizes back-to-school plan: 'unfair and unconscionable'
Quentin Washington, teacher at Sadlowski Elementary School, talks about why he and others are refusing to return to in-person learning.
CTU claims many teachers will not show up to work today out of fear for their safety
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CPS rejects hundreds of teachers' requests to work from home
CTU President Jesse Sharkey says the CPS plan to bring teachers and students back starting January 4th is forcing its members to choose between their livelihoods and staying safe.
Chicago Public Schools is one step closer to reopening
The push to get kids in the classroom is gaining momentum after the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board denied an injunction requested by the Chicago Teachers Union.