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The Chicago Teachers Union is On Strike
Tonight Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis announced that the CTU will be on strike tomorrow. Among the major issues is the new teacher evaluation system that the city is trying to implement and the city’s insistance on eliminating steps and columns in the teachers’ contract. There is no overstating the importance of this situation …
Wear Red Tomorrow… and a Sunday Night Update on the CTU
*UPDATE* No deal has been reached yet. CTU President Karen Lewis has scheduled a press conference at 10 pm. The CTU’s House of Delegates (equivalent to PJSTA’s rep council) would have to approve an agreement and they have not been called to meet yet. More after the presser. ******************************************************************************** Please remember to wear red tomorrow …
A Scab’s Guide to Teaching
In the event of a strike, the Chicago Sun- Times is reporting that the Chicago Public Schools will be opening 144 buildings to be staffed by “principals, assistant principals, Central Office Staff and non-CTU employees, as well as yet-to-be-approved vendors.” They released a guide for those non-teachers to help them prepare for the classroom on …
PJSTA Members: PLEASE WEAR RED ON MONDAY!
The situation in Chicago has been well documented on our blog (here, here, here, and here too!). As the above graphic suggests, their fight is truly our fight. The CTU is on the front lines of the war against public education. They are now four days away from a strike with their strike date set for …
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