Democratic Party needs to move beyond defending status quo institutions and drive an abundant education agenda focused on ...

No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have become crucial to holding immigrants for deportation.

Religious leaders gather to urge passage of an assault weapons ban while the Senate president blocks a move that would have ...

An activist for mental health care access and an educator championing criminal justice reform are two of this year’s Leaders ...

Davis Gates also said more needs to be done to persuade lawmakers in Springfield to provide CPS more money, arguing the state ...

The Chicago Public Schools board approved a new Chicago Teachers Union budget in April that added $1.5 billion in costs for the district over the next four years.

At least 52 school districts represented by the Illinois Federation of Teachers – the parent union and chief ally of the Chicago Teachers Union – are up for contract negotiations this year. CTU’s ...

The closures displace hundreds of students and nearly 100 educators, dissolve vital community institutions, and underscore the CTU’s role not as a defender of educators and students, but as an ...

Chicago Public Schools’ budget for the 2025-26 school year, normally released in June, is delayed until at least late July, ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is threatening to sue the Chicago Public Schools for what they call a contract violation, and unfair labor practices. In April, the union and the district agreed to a ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is threatening to sue the Chicago Board of Education over budget plans it says constitute unfair labor practices and violations of the new teachers' contract.