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Chicago teachers union presses board to land a “transformative” contract, cites class size and evaluation bias
Summary
Chicago Teachers Union negotiators and rank-and-file members used the March 5 agenda review committee public-comment period to press the Chicago Board of Education and CEO Pedro Martinez to finalize what CTU leaders called a “transformative” contract.
Chicago Teachers Union negotiators and rank-and-file members used the March 5 agenda review committee public-comment period to press the Chicago Board of Education and CEO Pedro Martinez to finalize what CTU leaders called a “transformative” contract.
CTU President Stacy Davis Gates said the union had collected petitions and brought negotiators to the meeting to explain “the 5 things that our members believe need to be shifted at the table in order to land a contract, a transformative contract.” She thanked board members for halting a set of school closings and said the union expects the district to budget for contract costs.
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