CTU President Stacy Davis Gates demands CPS absorb closing Acero charter schools
Days after Acero charter schools leaders voted to close seven schools, Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates ...
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City Council Grills CPS CEO on School Funding
CEO Pedro Martinez advocated for the use of TIF funds, rather than a short-term loan, to solve the school district’s budget ...
CTU calls out Acero schools over charter closures
Chicago Teachers Union members called out the ACERO Charter School Network Wednesday for shutting down nearly half of their ...
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Acero Charter Schools Plan Closure of Seven Campuses, Impacting 2,000 Students in Chicago
Acero plans to close seven Chicago charter schools by June 2025, affecting 2,000 students, while the CTU urges CPS to absorb ...
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The Call Is Out for Mass, Simultaneous Strikes in 4 Years
These labor leaders are organizing for 2028. Cooperation across unions and sectors—if carried out on a large scale—would be ...
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Chicago Teachers Union head calls on CPS to save closing Acero charter schools
Days after Acero charter schools leaders voted to close seven schools, Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates ...
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CTU rallies to fight closure of 7 charter schools
A week after a vote by Acero charter leaders, union members and parents spoke out in front of Cisneros Elementary in Brighton ...
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The Call Is Out for Mass, Simultaneous Strikes in 4 Years
Sitting in a conference room at the CTU headquarters, the union’s president, Stacy Davis Gates, told me the stakes are high. “I do not think America will stand as a representative democracy if ...
Turmoil at Chicago Public Schools: What you need to know
The root of the CPS back-and-forth is a lack of money. CPS faced about a $500 million deficit for this school year as federal ...
Paul Vallas: Gov. JB Pritzker must take bold action in CPS financial crisis
Having long supported the CTU, it is Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s responsibility to press its leaders the mayor to be ...
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Embattled CPS CEO touts West Side schools who benefit from recent TIF funding
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez watched students at Collins High School work with Play-Doh, skeletons and computer models. His trip ...