Chicago Teachers Union tallies strike authorization votes
The Chicago Teachers Union is tallying up the results of its latest strike authorization vote ahead of what could be a pivotal week in the long-running labor dispute with Chicago...
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Prosecutors: Teacher placed camera under sink in grade school bathroom
A former music teacher at a Near North Side elementary school is accused of placing a camera under the sink of a public bathroom, just down from his classroom, and...
Inspector general for Chicago school board says CPS auditor is interfering
The inspector general for the Chicago Board of Education says his work has been obstructed and duplicated by a better-funded arm of CPS chief Forrest Claypool's office, according to a...
Chicago Teachers Union helping charter teachers in contract fight
With the Chicago Teachers Union mulling a possible walkout as early as next month, another school contract fight is unfolding outside the spotlight that could result in a strike at...
CPS IG: Whitney Young offered facilities to for-profit sport clubs ‘for little or no cost’
An elite high school allowed for-profit sports clubs that had connections to school employees to use its facilities "for little to no cost" and without required contracts, Chicago Public Schools'...
CTU sets dates for 2nd strike authorization vote
The Chicago Teachers Union on Wednesday set dates for a second strike authorization vote later this month. CTU officials said its House of Delegates approved a "strike re-authorization" vote that...
After hunger strike, Dyett reopens as arts-focused neighborhood high school
Freshmen walking through the doors of Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts on the South Side experienced feelings similar to those of new high school students everywhere, a...
Claypool, Lewis address lack of teachers contract on the first day of school
The public battle over a new contract was the principal topic for leaders of Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union on the district's first day of classes. City and...
CPS begins new school year with same old problems
A list of familiar pressures confront Chicago Public Schools as more than 300,000 students return to classrooms Tuesday. For the second September in a row, there's no accord on a...
Chicago Public Schools touts improved graduation rate
Chicago Public Schools' latest high school graduation rate shows continued improvement and a gain of more than 16 percentage points from five years ago, according to figures released by the...