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Teachers’ unions often say they go on strike to improve conditions for students. A closer look at recent walkouts suggests they are also fighting for something else: membership.
Despite common ground with Mayor Lori Lightfoot, disagreement on Chicago Public Schools’ financial position and who manages control over staffing decisions is pushing the teachers union to strike.
I would rather teach and be in the classroom but I’m ready to strike — for every single one of my students, for all my future students and my two sons in CPS.
In a media misinformation blitz, the outgoing mayor rewrites his record on police reform and schools.
New contracts at Acero and the Chicago International Charter School network enshrine protections for undocumented students and take steps toward stronger bilingual services and increasing teacher diversity.
Emma Mitts is facing challengers who are seeing support in the West Side ward, slated to become the site of a controversial new police academy.
Rahm and J.B. are the leading donors; unions play an outsized role; your cable bill may be paying to support your alderman; and more.
Although they’re behind incumbents in funding, young progressives are getting major political support to replace some of the most powerful players in City Council.
The failures of Rahm Emanuel’s education policies show the need for an elected school board and more accountability.
Unions are facing a new political landscape, but state workers have every reason to stick with them, union leaders say.