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The fact-finding process triggers a timeline for a possible strike, but it wouldn’t happen until mid-April at the earliest.
Mayor Brandon Johnson is yet to appoint the board’s final, 21st member.
The CTU says dipping in the district’s reserves and other steps could help cover contract costs, but CPS says its options are limited.
A new 21-member school board will govern Chicago Public Schools starting Jan. 15. Though 11 people will still be appointed by the mayor, the change marks the beginning of the end of mayoral control.
Tense negotiations over a new CTU contract have spurred a debate about whether he should formally resign from his teaching job to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
The mayor defended staying on ‘union leave’ from CPS while overseeing the nation’s fourth-largest school district amid CTU contract negotiations.
The district’s Office of the Inspector General found that CPS employees and at least one campus mishandled family income forms that determine fee waivers and school funding.
Eight months of increasingly contentious negotiations have produced some notable agreement — and little progress on other issues.
The night before Christmas break, Chicago’s school board voted to fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez. Now what?
The ruling on Christmas Eve will also prevent board members from “obstructing” CPS CEO Pedro Martinez’s powers in his final six months.
Chicago Board of Education members took the extraordinary step of attending negotiations
The vote to terminate Martinez came late Friday night as the district’s two-week winter break began.
Martinez’s legal team alleges CEO was scapegoated and school board members were appointed to “do the bidding” of mayor, union
The current school board is slated to fire or offer the CPS schools chief a buyout at a Friday evening meeting
The mayor’s announcement came on the last day of a state-imposed deadline for his choices for the new 21-person board, which will include 10 elected members.
Acero said it would close 7 schools before the 2025-26 school year due to a $40 million budget shortfall.
The Chicago Teachers Union says Trump’s mass deportation plans make it especially urgent for the district to agree to a new contract before 2025.
Former Chicago Public Schools administrators will join the school board today at its December meeting.
The unions have raised concerns that some CTU proposals would shave away power from their members.