Striking UIC faculty pickets, rallies with local, national leaders: ‘Without you, this place would not run’
The union is demanding higher minimum salaries, bigger pay raises that match inflation, mental health support for students and more.
The union is demanding higher minimum salaries, bigger pay raises that match inflation, mental health support for students and more.
The union representing faculty members at the University of Illinois Chicago say they remain far apart in bargaining with school officials on compensation. They are set to strike Tuesday.
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“CPS OIG has opened an investigation into this matter and we are currently gathering information to determine which, if any, policies have been violated,” CPS IG Will Fletcher said in a statement.
The race for City Hall is shifting into high gear with seven weeks left until Election Day, and Lightfoot is looking for all the help she can get. That includes a strategy a former inspector general called “deeply, deeply problematic.”
Strike threats aren’t uncommon at Illinois universities. What’s unusual is the focus on student mental health and how it impacts faculty workloads.
Principals have fought for years to be able to bargain collectively. That bill passed the Senate on Friday after previously passing the House.
The Chicago Public Schools inspector general says there appears to be widespread problems with the way students who stop coming to school are being tracked.
After an investigation found students were enrolled in a JROTC high school class “without any choice in the matter,” CPS ended automatic enrollment.
A mounting body of research shows specific ways students should be taught to read. But many popular lessons aren’t aligned with that science.