Tag: Chicago
Bill Would Usher In Elected School Board for Chicago
Posted: March 7, 2016 at 5:20 am / Education
In a rare bipartisan move, the Illinois House passed a bill this Thursday to do away with a Chicago Board of Education that is appointed by the city’s mayor and change it to a board that is elected. Lauren Fitzpatrick and Fran Spielman report for the Chicago Sun-Times that if the bill makes it past the Senate, Chicago […]
Chicago Teachers to Vote This Week on Strike
Posted: December 8, 2015 at 9:05 am / Education
On Wednesday, December 9, teachers who are members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) will take a vote on whether they will go on strike. The CTU’s contract with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) expired during the summer, and now it has been over 150 days that teachers have worked with no contract. CTU is pushing for smaller class sizes, […]