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The Chicago Teachers Union president declared during a Monday speech that children belong to the city school system as it faces enrollment decline and rising costs.
Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) president Stacy Davis Gates said on Monday that “all children belong to” the union. At the ...
The district is changing how it assigns staff serving students with disabilities as labor unions voice concerns.
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates demanded that Chicago Public Schools take out loans to cover the ...
Chicago Public Schools officials on Friday announced more than 160 layoffs, and the elimination of more than 200 vacant ...
Davis Gates also said more needs to be done to persuade lawmakers in Springfield to provide CPS more money, arguing the state ...
Charter school contracts can be renewed for up to 10 years, but the Chicago Teachers Union has been pressuring for as few as ...
Reductions target crossing guards and central-office employees. Trimming a $734 million deficit would require bigger moves.
CPS said it laid off the 161 workers, including several crossing guards, to help plug the $743M budget deficit.