Former Chicago Teachers Union President, Karen Lewis, died yesterday. The fiery and outspoken CTU leader was most known for leading the first teachers' strike...
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) issued the following statement in response to the Senate confirmation of billionaire public education novice Betsy DeVos as U.S....
Today, while at the James R. Thompson Center, members of the Chicago Teachers Union challenged Governor Rauner to a 'read-off.'
The challenge comes amid the...
Today, in a letter addressed to Chicago Teachers Union President, Karen Lewis—Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has pulled the plug.
After CTU's 40-member...
In the wake of the recent Illinois Supreme Court Decision that invalidates the state’s pension crisis solution, the mounting debt created by decades of...
A recent Chicago Tribune poll showed that Chicago is becoming more and more unhappy with Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis...
Nobody these days stirs instant controversy in Chicago (and in education reform circles nationally) than Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis. This week she did it with three simple words: "rich white people." Lewis' outspokenness on issues of class and race as they pertain to public education in Chicago has grown exponentially as Mayor ...
Charter Parents United and its supporters rallied in big numbers Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in downtown Chicago near the Chicago Public Schools headquarters. The...
