Chicago Teachers Union

Making Teachers Unions Work for Students -- And All Teachers

Paras Bhayani | Posted 11.18.2009 | Chicago


Paras Bhayani

Getting unions to prioritize compensation and not the strictures that constrain schools would require a tectonic shift in their priorities, but precedent for such reformed advocacy does exist.

Teachers Union Wants Separate School For Disruptive Students

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago


The president of the Chicago Teachers Union wants Chicago to create an alternative school for chronically disruptive students....

20% Of City's Public School Teachers Felt Pressured To Change Grades

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago


A survey released yesterday shows 20 percent of Chicago public high school teachers changed student grades last school year after feeling pressured to...

Whose Fault is the CPS Budget Crisis?

Paras Bhayani | Posted 09.18.2009 | Chicago


Paras Bhayani

If the federal government provided a higher social security payout funded by higher payroll taxes, CPS could actually devote attention to its work rather than worrying about how to pay for its retirees' pensions.

Charter School Teachers Form Union

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 07.20.2009 | Chicago


Chicago has its first unionized charter school. In an election held yesterday, about 60 percent of teachers at three campuses of the Chicago Internati...

Thousands Of Teachers May Be Sent Back To School

Chicago Tribune | Carlos Sadovi | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago


As many as 5,000 middle school teachers in Chicago could be required to go back to school for additional training to continue teaching under a plan ex...

Chicago Teachers Union Ousts Vice President

Posted 09.20.2008 | Chicago


The Chicago Teachers Union voted late Tuesday to find Vice President Ted Dallas guilty of financial impropriety charges and expel him from the union, ...