Chicago Teachers Union’s actions affect all Illinoisans
Chicago Teachers Union’s actions affect all Illinoisans
The Chicago Teachers Union might be in one city, but its lobbying and other political wrangling affect residents statewide.
Vallas: What the Acero closures signify about CTU’s power grab
Vallas: What the Acero closures signify about CTU’s power grab
The plan to close 7 of the 15 Acero Charter Schools is the latest maneuver in the Chicago Teachers Union’s campaign to solidify its monopoly by destroying even public school choice.
Chicago Teachers Union funds $700,000 for school board endorsements
Chicago Teachers Union funds $700,000 for school board endorsements
The Chicago Teachers Union is backing various candidates for Chicago Board of Education. CTU has donated more than $700,000 to their endorsed candidates.
How Chicago Teachers Union cost 2,000 students their charter schools
How Chicago Teachers Union cost 2,000 students their charter schools
The Acero Schools charter network is closing seven of its 15 charter schools in the Chicago Public Schools district. Blame the Chicago Teachers Union’s history of opposition to charter schools for spurring the school closures.
Chicago Teachers Union members sue union bosses over missing financial reports
Chicago Teachers Union members sue union bosses over missing financial reports
The Chicago Teachers Union is required to provide an annual audit to members under its own internal rules. It hasn’t done so for over four years. Members are suing to see what the union bosses are doing with the money.
Illinois taxpayers pay for more school staff despite fewer students
Illinois taxpayers pay for more school staff despite fewer students
The number of administrators and teachers in Illinois public schools has increased while the number of students has declined. Illinois is adding administrators faster than teachers.
Chicago Teachers Union continues to underfund member representation
Chicago Teachers Union continues to underfund member representation
Not even 20% of CTU’s spending went to representing its members during its 2023-2024 fiscal year, according to its own federal reporting.
Tracker: who Chicago Teachers Union is funding in Chicago’s school board race
Tracker: who Chicago Teachers Union is funding in Chicago’s school board race
The Chicago Teachers Union is backing various candidates for Chicago Board of Education. CTU has donated more than $175,000 to their endorsed candidates.
Report: Chicago Teachers Union is new Chicago political machine
Report: Chicago Teachers Union is new Chicago political machine
Years of exorbitant political spending in Illinois – more than $24.3 million since 2010 – has secured an enormous amount of political influence for the Chicago Teachers Union. It is now the main political player not just in Chicago, but across the state.
Illinois government workers’ union dues being diverted to swing-state politics
Illinois government workers’ union dues being diverted to swing-state politics
Illinois government workers’ union dues fund Democratic Party campaign committees, which are now seeking to tip the presidential election outcome in swing states. That fails to align with at least 40% of members’ politics.
Chicago Teachers Union hasn’t released ‘annual’ audit for 4 years
Chicago Teachers Union hasn’t released ‘annual’ audit for 4 years
The Chicago Teachers Union’s internal rules require it to release an audit to members each year. It hasn’t done so since Sept. 9, 2020.
Chicago Teachers Union: Don’t tell parents their student’s pronouns
Chicago Teachers Union: Don’t tell parents their student’s pronouns
The Chicago Teachers Union’s leaders want teachers to keep parents in the dark if their child asks to go by a different name or pronouns in school. The school district is OK with that.
Vallas: Biggest obstacle to improving city schools is Chicago Teachers Union
Vallas: Biggest obstacle to improving city schools is Chicago Teachers Union
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates decried standardized testing. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said schools should be measured by spending, not performance. ‘Accountability’ is not in their vocabulary.
No current teachers voted to make Chicago Teachers Union their union
No current teachers voted to make Chicago Teachers Union their union
Chicago teachers were handed a union without the ability to choose for themselves. It’s the result of a system that props up government unions at the expense of the members they are supposed to serve.