Climate justice” provisions in the Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) new contract are colliding with financial reality as the city’s low-performing

Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jackson Potter said CTU needs to be more involved in other school districts. That means 52 school districts negotiating teachers contracts this year are targets for CTU tactics and militancy.

Chicago Public Schools laid off nearly 1,500 teachers and staff members on Friday, citing changes in school enrollment and academic programming, district officials said.

Hundreds of protesters demonstrated against President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies in the Loop on Thursday as part of nationwide “Good Trouble Lives On” rallies.

An educator urges his counter-parts in other cities to draw the lessons from the betrayal in Chicago and wage a counter-offensive against the Democrats and Trump.

The teachers’ actions teaches students “that they can ignore rules that are inconvenient to their selfish goals," their lawyer said.

Chicago Public Schools issued layoff notices to 1,458 staff due to enrollment changes, not the $734 million deficit.

The Chicago Teachers Union president declared during a Monday speech that children belong to the city school system as it faces enrollment decline and rising costs.

The Chicago Teachers Union, which has roughly 25,000 members, voted late Tuesday to shift to remote learning until Jan. 18, or when cases fall.

After nearly nine months of bargaining, the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have yet to settle a new, four-year contract. The two groups concluded fact-finding last week.

Chicago public school teachers and their supporters march through the Loop on Oct. 17, 2019 in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images The union said despite "some progress," some issues have not been ...