CTU negotiations will feature a new battleground this year: Springfield
The CTU says it’s shifting its target from City Hall to Springfield to demand more funding. But the state faces its own financial constraints.
The CTU says it’s shifting its target from City Hall to Springfield to demand more funding. But the state faces its own financial constraints.
As part of a larger effort to remake Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Board of Education moves ahead with its latest policy change.
Chicago Public Schools is kicking off a series of community discussions aimed at improving Black student achievement.
Proposals include ensuring every school has a librarian, band, art and sports, as well as staff focused on restorative discipline. The current contract expires in June.
Aramark has been dogged by complaints of filthy schools and a lack of cleaning supplies. CPS wants to regain in-house management of custodians.
Johnson rejects what he calls a system of winners and losers. He plans to pressure Springfield to fully fund schools — but didn’t articulate a backup if that falls through.
With an elected school board coming, Johnson’s appointed board is pushing for more funding and changes on school choice and police in schools.
For their isolated community, the students want a grocery store, a tech store, public art and a park that “just brings families together,” one student said.
Many people who do violence prevention work have criminal records that would bar them from working in schools. Some say the law should be changed.
The mayor tells the Sun-Times and WBEZ he will give the Board of Education the green light to end its contract with the Chicago Police Department.