Tag Archives: CTU

CN Dec. 27, 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Ken

In our final show for 2012, we sit down with labor historian Bob Bruno of the University of Illinois. It’s been a tumultuous year for organized labor in Chicago, in Illinois and in the nation as a whole. We began … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Bob Bruno, CPS, CTU, labor history, O'Hare janitors, privatization, Rahm Emanuel, University of Illinois | Leave a comment

CN October 4, 2012

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Ken

At Wednesday’s presidential debate, Mitt Romney, explaining what would be his energy policy, said the following: Mr. President, all of the increase in natural gas and oil has happened on private land, not on government land. On government land, your … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged clean coal, coal gasification, Crawford Coal plant, CTU, Fisk coal plant, gas prices, Kari Leydersen, renewable energy, teachers strike, tracking | Leave a comment

CN Sep 20, 2012

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Ken

If you were following the CTU strike, you might have been dismayed by the union’s failure to suspend the strike last Sunday night. Some in the media, including columnists and editorialists who had been largely favorable, started to peel away, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged autonomy, charter schools, CPS, CPS budget, CPS principals, CTU, current-events, education, House of Delegates, Karen Lewis, Lorraine Forte, politics, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Karp, school closings, Steven Ashby, strike setlement, teacher evaluations, three year contract, UIC | Leave a comment

CN September 6, 2012

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Ken

We’re days away from a possible teachers’ strike in Chicago, but Kate Grossman, Deputy Editor of the Sun-Times Editorial page, remains optimistic that a strike will be averted at the last minute. “A fair contract is still doable without a … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged CPS, CTU, David Schaper, Karen Lewis, Kate Grossman, Rahm Emanuel, step increases, teachers' strike merit pay | Leave a comment

CN August 23, 2012

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Ken

“Two weeks ago I did a community education forum in Rogers Park”, says Matt Farmer, who blogs for Huffington Post and is active with the CTU, “and an audience member asked each of us the question whether or not there … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Achy Obejas, AUSL, Collins High School, CPS, CTU, Dyett, Matt Farmer, Paul Ryan, Phillips High School, teachers strike | Leave a comment

CN August 16, 2012

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Ken

Young people, according to Carol Felsenthal (Chicago Magazine, The Hill) may be the surprise in the November election, finding Paul Ryan attractive for his youth and fresh ideas about the economy. But that will be more than offset, she predicts, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged 10th District, Bob Dold, Brad Schneider, Carol Felsenthal, CPS, CTU, current-events, Joel Hood, Karen Lewis, longer school day, politics, Pul Ryan, Rahm Emanuel, suspensions, Teachers' Contract | Leave a comment

CN August 2, 2012

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Ken

How, we ask Catalyst Chicago’s Sarah Karp, will this compromise between the CPS and the CTU work? How will adding, on average, one teacher to each school reach the goal of a longer school day yet not require elementary teachers … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Catalyst-Chicago, Charlie Meyerson, compromise agreement, CPS, CTU, longer school day, New York Times, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Karp | Leave a comment

CN July 19, 2012

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Ken

Dave Stieber teaches at Team Englewood on Chicago’s south side. His high school used to be Englewood Academy, but CPS broke it into two schools. Now the other half of the building is Urban Prep, a charter school. Dave’s school … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged arbitration, arbitrator, Catalyst-Chicago, CPS, CTU, David Stieber, Kimberly Walls, Linda Lenz, Rahm Emanuel, recall, teachers, Team Englewood | Leave a comment

CN July 12, 2012

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Ken

Chicago Public Schools released its proposed budget this week, and it does several surprising things. First, it empties the reserve fund, leaving the system with virtually no money for unexpected situations. In addition, it funnels more and more money into … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Art Golab, charter schools, CPS, CPS budget, CTU, Enlace Chicago, Mike Rodriguez, murder rate | Leave a comment

CN June 21, 2012

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Ken

“The 800 – pound banker in the room,” says blogger and former teacher Fred Klonsky, referring to the Illinois pension crisis, “is revenue. It’s the one the legislature won’t address, the media won’t address… They can keep trying to cut … Continue reading →