Chicago Teachers Union, parents blast steep CPS budget cuts

Teachers rallied outside Chicago Public School headquarters Wednesday calling for funding to be fully restored.

CTU President Jesse Sharkey won't run for re-election
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Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election as president of the CTU.

CPS students to return to classrooms Wednesday after CTU suspends walkout

The Chicago Teachers Union’s governing body has voted to suspend its labor action and return to in-person work Tuesday, ending a bitter dispute with Chicago Public Schools and setting up students to return to classrooms Wednesday for the first time in a week.

CPS students to return to classrooms Wednesday after CTU suspends walkout
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The Chicago Teachers Union?s governing body has voted to suspend its labor action and return to in-person work Tuesday, ending a bitter dispute with Chicago Public Schools and setting up students to return to classrooms Wednesday for the first time in a week.

Chicago Teachers Union polling members over possible 'shift to remote learning' as COVID cases rise

Chicago’s Teachers Union is polling its members over whether they would support a "district-wide pause and temporary shift to remote learning" as coronavirus cases are once again on the rise in the Windy City.

CPS teachers and students rally for increased staffing, cleaner schools

Teachers, parents and students gathered outside Chicago Public Schools headquarters Wednesday morning, demanding the board do more to clean the city's schools.

CPS teachers and students rally for increased staffing, cleaner schools
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Teachers, parents and students gathered outside Chicago Public Schools headquarters Wednesday morning, demanding the board do more to clean the city's schools.

CPS to close all schools on Friday, November 12 so kids can get vaccinated

Chicago Public Schools will close all schools on Friday, November 12 to give parents and guardians the opportunity to begin getting their children vaccinated against COVID-19.

Chicago Teachers Union addresses school safety concerns
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Monday is the first day back to school for Chicago Public Schools teachers and the Chicago Teachers Union addressed its ongoing safety concerns within CPS this morning.

Chicago Teachers Union outraged over 440 CPS layoffs

CPS layoffs 440 teachers and support staff, and the Chicago Teachers Union are outrages over it.

Union leaders send Chicago Public Schools reopening plan to members

Leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union agreed Monday to let thousands of union members vote on a proposed deal to get students back into classes.

CPS students to continue online learning Tuesday, Wednesday

Chicago Public Schools leaders extended remote learning Monday for two more days and called for a "cooling-off period" in negotiations with the teachers’ union, citing progress but not a full agreement on COVID-19 safety plans for returning to schools.

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.

CPS students will start school year at home with remote learning: report

Chicago Public Schools students will begin the new school year next month at home with full-time remote learning, according to a report.