Brandon Johnson appoints Chicago Teachers Union leader to transition team

By Dylan Sharkey

05/23/2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s cabinet includes staff from the Chicago Teachers Union and Service Employees International Union.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson

Chicago Public Schools principals file petition to unionize

By Patrick Andriesen

05/17/2023

The Chicago Principals and Administration Association president said the new union would advocate for better pay and working conditions. But Chicago Public School principals already earn nearly 30% more than their Illinois peers.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools

Loophole will let Brandon Johnson collect public pension now worth $1.1M

By Bryce Hill

03/23/2023

Mayoral candidate and Chicago Teachers Union organizer Brandon Johnson is eligible to collect an estimated $1.1 million pension through the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund despite only teaching for four years. His future path could yield a public pension worth over $2.8 million.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Pritzker signs bill allowing Chicago Public Schools principals to unionize

By Mailee Smith

02/11/2023

Chicago Public Schools principals already make nearly 30% more than their peers in the rest of the state. A newly signed law allows them to unionize and push for even more.

TAGS: government unions

Illinois Senate Bill would allow noncitizen parents, guardians to vote in school board elections

By Dylan Sharkey

02/10/2023

Illinois lawmakers are considering granting noncitizens the right to vote in school board elections if their children are in the school district. Registering to vote would come with a warning about possible risks under U.S. immigration law.

Chicago Public Schools hit record graduation rate as math, reading scores drop

By Hannah Schmid

02/09/2023

Academic proficiency is down, chronic absenteeism is up and Chicago Public Schools celebrates its rates of students graduating and freshmen “on-track.”

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Nearly half of Chicago Public Schools students chronically absent in 2022

By Hannah Schmid

01/30/2023

Chronic absenteeism rates are higher in Chicago than statewide, with 49% of low-income Chicago students missing at least 10% of their days in school. That rate has nearly doubled since the pandemic.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Public Schools spends 55% more on 20% fewer students since 2010

By Hannah Schmid

01/10/2023

Over 87,000 students have left Chicago Public Schools and student proficiency rates have dropped since the militant Caucus of Rank and File Educators took over the Chicago Teachers Union in 2010. All that, and 55% higher costs.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Invest in Kids

Illinois House bill would give more power to Chicago Public Schools unions

By Mailee Smith

01/10/2023

The Chicago Teachers Union has already created havoc for kids and parents in Chicago Public Schools, with 5 work stoppages in the past 11 years. Now lawmakers are giving principals and other employees union powers, creating more potential instability for students and parents.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Teachers Union tries to kill school choice for low-income students

By Hannah Schmid

12/30/2022

Spring test data shows demographic achievement gaps persist in Chicago Public Schools, yet the Chicago Teachers Union wants to eliminate a scholarship program giving low-income students a way out of the underperforming public school system.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Invest in Kids, tax credit scholarships

Illinois State Board of Education

Brandon Johnson appoints Chicago Teachers Union leader to transition team

Chicago Public Schools principals file petition to unionize

Loophole will let Brandon Johnson collect public pension now worth $1.1M

Pritzker signs bill allowing Chicago Public Schools principals to unionize

Illinois Senate Bill would allow noncitizen parents, guardians to vote in school board elections

Chicago Public Schools hit record graduation rate as math, reading scores drop

Nearly half of Chicago Public Schools students chronically absent in 2022

Chicago Public Schools spends 55% more on 20% fewer students since 2010

Illinois House bill would give more power to Chicago Public Schools unions

Chicago Teachers Union tries to kill school choice for low-income students

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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