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A main criticism is that Davis Gates and the CTU strongly oppose school choice. In an interview with WBEZ, Davis Gates said she is critical of school choice initiatives that siphon money from ...
Tentative CTU contract OK'd: What you need to know A key union committee threw its support behind an agreement with Chicago Public Schools Monday.
State Sen. Robert Martwick, one of the main sponsors of the 2021 legislation that created the elected school board, believes the House vote on the moratorium legislation only hurt the CTU’s ...
The Chicago Teachers Union ratified its contract with Chicago Public Schools. A CTU spokesperson confirmed on Monday that the contract was ratified with 97% of the vote.
Emboldened by CPS strife, CTU critics pour more cash into school board elections A month out from Election Day, business and charter school interests are now infusing cash and stepping up in ...
Chicago Teachers Union members staged a walk-in at several schools to push for more federal funds for schools, as CPS faces a financial crisis due to the expiration of federal COVID-relief funds an… ...
Main Street: Joe Biden may be in for a rerun of 1968, with a ruinous Democratic Chicago convention. Image: Jaime Carrero/ZUMA Press Wire The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) professes to care about ...
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is attempting to block the closing of “empty” and “failing” public schools in Chicago despite experts calling for closures and consolidations. According to ...
The CTU wants CPS to absorb some of the charter schools the district is already helping fund. They also want a state law that would halt the closure of any charter or public schools through 2027.
CTU president issues statement after sources say she enrolled teen in private school Davis Gates responded via an email to parents that began "Dear Union Sibling," hours after NBC Chicago's report ...