Chicago teachers nearly triple private-sector salary growth
Chicago teachers nearly triple private-sector salary growth
Today’s average CPS teacher has seen a salary increase of 86% since the 2011-2012 school year. That’s over 2.5 times faster than inflation or the private sector.
By Bryce Hill
Illinois Policy Institute Ethics Complaint: Chicago Teachers Union Pushing Students to Vote for Johnson Tax Hike
Illinois Policy Institute Ethics Complaint: Chicago Teachers Union Pushing Students to Vote for Johnson Tax Hike
The following is an ethics complaint from the Illinois Policy Institute filed March 11 with the Chicago Public Schools ethics office and inspector general.
By Mailee Smith
Chicago Teachers Union taking students out of class to vote for Johnson’s real estate tax hike
Chicago Teachers Union taking students out of class to vote for Johnson’s real estate tax hike
The event, which is taking place on March 15, likely violates school district rules that make clear students can’t attend a political event during school hours. Staff activity in such an event also likely violates the CPS Code of Ethics.
By Hilary Gowins
Chicago Teachers Union wants housing assistance for teachers making nearly $100K
Chicago Teachers Union wants housing assistance for teachers making nearly $100K
New contract demands from the Chicago Teachers Union include housing assistance for teachers. Chicago’s median teacher salary is more than $93,000.
By Dylan Sharkey
Editorial: CTU president wants us to stop asking questions about how Chicago will pay for her list of demands
Editorial: CTU president wants us to stop asking questions about how Chicago will pay for her list of demands
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates on March 5 told a packed house at the City Club of Chicago this: Stop asking questions about how to pay for her list of demands, even if it costs “$50 billion … and three cents.”
By Hilary Gowins
Read all the Chicago Teachers Union’s contract demands
Read all the Chicago Teachers Union’s contract demands
The Chicago Teachers Union's lengthy list of demands includes base raises and experience compensation each year, housing help, climate justice, more compensation added to pension calculations and a pool of health care funds targeted to racial disparities.
Vallas: CTU’s community schools less about students, more about union power
Vallas: CTU’s community schools less about students, more about union power
Boosting “sustainable community schools” and killing selective enrollment and other public-school choices is the Chicago Teachers Union’s answer to fix city schools. But the push is about union power rather than raising student achievement.
By Paul Vallas
Chicago Teachers Union wants Johnson to hike pay, fund housing for members
Chicago Teachers Union wants Johnson to hike pay, fund housing for members
The Chicago Teachers Union this summer will negotiate their new contract with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, their former lobbyist. Their demands include housing assistance for union members, choking charter schools and more money.
By Dylan Sharkey
Chicago Teachers Union endorses plan making their property a “mansion”
Chicago Teachers Union endorses plan making their property a “mansion”
The Chicago Teachers Union is pushing a plan to tax “mansions.” But the tax would mainly hit commercial buildings, such as the building where the union is housed.
By Dylan Sharkey
Chicago Teachers Union is No. 3 funder of Johnson’s tax hike proposal
Chicago Teachers Union is No. 3 funder of Johnson’s tax hike proposal
The Chicago Teachers Union funneled at least $200,000 into the ballot question Mayor Brandon Johnson claims will raise taxes to help the homeless. With no plan on how the money will reduce homelessness, it could become a slush fund for his CTU friends.
By Mailee Smith
Chicago Teachers Union ignores own mandate for financial transparency
Chicago Teachers Union ignores own mandate for financial transparency
The Chicago Teachers Union hasn’t released an annual audit, required by its internal rules, for at least four fiscal years. What’s happening with members’ dues?
By Mailee Smith
Police report: Chicago Teachers Union president advises punching principal in face
Police report: Chicago Teachers Union president advises punching principal in face
A Chicago elementary school principal filed a police report after he was told Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates recommended his staff punch him in the face.
By Dylan Sharkey