The candidate backed by the Chicago Teachers Union opposes school closures. Two are open to closing schools, but only after ...

Chicago Teachers Union political director Hilario Domínguez announced Thursday that he is running for school board president, joining a crowded field vying to lead the governing body of the nation's ...

The Chicago Teachers Union has already spent $236,000 on eight 2026 school board candidates, following a record $4.2M in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Among the campaigns is likely one for the CTU-backed candidate for Chicago Board of Education president, CTU political director ...

In these times, public school teachers and members of the Chicago Teachers Union have had to ask themselves a number of hard questions: What is the role of politics in education? How much political ...

A Democrat-on-Democrat showdown is erupting over the future of Chicago’s schools. It features a billionaire hedge-fund executive squaring off against the teachers union in a historic pivot for the ...

After two weeks of strikes, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) reached a deal with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to return to the classroom. The agreement addresses issues that brought the strike to a ...

The Chicago Teachers Union rallied Thursday, calling for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to call a special session to discuss school funding. The union joined school support staff represented by UNITE HERE ...

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CHICAGO — The social science phrase “wicked problem” can denote social dysfunction that is insoluble because those causing it are immovable from power. But America’s worst-governed city has begun ...

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Chicago Teachers Union members have voted down an effort to raise dues. The union's goal was to raise teacher dues to help pay for political campaigns. Among the campaigns is likely one for the ...