Months after the start of negotiations, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have reached a pivotal point. With talks seemingly going nowhere after 10 months, a mediator ...

Since being established in state law in 2010, the fact-finding process has been used three times. In two of those cases, teachers ultimately went on strike.

Despite having put five of her kids in Chicago Public Schools, Blaire Flowers said once her eldest daughter graduates high ...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates says a fact-finding process underway now is “stacked against” the CTU, opening the door for a strike as early as March.

Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union are reaching a stalemate in negotiations. Chicago teachers are no strangers to strikes: The last three contracts with Chicago Public Schools landed after ...

CPS' $1.1 billion fund balance is a major improvement from negative balances almost a decade ago. But although CTU believes, ...

CPS and CTU have begun fact-finding hearings this week, a required stage in negotiations before the union can legally go on ...

Control over curriculum, teacher planning time and teacher evaluations are major sticking points nine months into talks ...

Some Chicago educators say they have prepared a "sanctuary team" who know what to do in case of a raid. So far, there have been no reported mass deportations in the Chicago area.

Teachers and other school workers, who are determined to fight against years of austerity and lost purchasing power, must ...

The president of the Chicago Teachers Union expressed dissatisfaction that an arbitrator is now involved in contract ...

The $1.1 billion fund balance is a massive improvement from negative balances almost a decade ago. But although CTU believes, ...