Chicago Public Schools budget shortfall: a manufactured crisis By Chris Lentino 04/26/2017 Chicago Public Schools is faced with the possibility of closing school early while Chicago sits on massive property wealth. TAGS: Chicago, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTPF: Chicago Teachers Pension Fund, education, Forrest Claypool, Rahm Emanuel, TIF: Tax Increment Financing
CTU president Karen Lewis calls employee-pension contribution issue “strike-worthy” By Ted Dabrowski 08/10/2015 The president of the Chicago Teachers Union defied the school board to require teachers to pay more of their own retirement costs. TAGS: Chicago, CTPF: Chicago Teachers Pension Fund, Fitch Ratings, Karen Lewis, strike