Category Archives: turnarounds

published at 2:08 pm Thursday, August 19, 2010

CORE at CPS Budget Hearings

CPS Budget Hearings Teachers, students, parents and community members demonstrated their anger at open budget hearings Tuesday, Aug 18th at Lane Tech HS and Wednesday, Aug 19th at Westinghouse HS. Another hearing will take place tonight, Thursday, Aug 20th, at Corliss HS (821 W 103rd St). Article at Another article at

Topics: Chicago Teachers Union / CPS / In the News / Labor News / School Board / School Closings / turnarounds / Union Busting
published at 8:17 pm Tuesday, June 8, 2010

CORE Presidential Candidate Karen Lewis on Garrard McClendon Live 6/8/2010

*at the time of the broadcast, the CTU provided no details or documentation for their lawsuit. This may be due to the fact that the charges have no legal precedent and the actual transgression had not yet occurred.

Topics: Alerts / Chicago Teachers Union / CORE Stuff / CPS / CTU / Elections / In the News / Legal Action / News / Outreach / School Board / School Closings / turnarounds / Union Busting / Videos
published at 9:10 pm Sunday, June 6, 2010

“We need to reclaim what it means to be Local One.”-Karen Lewis

Karen Lewis on Moving Forward June 3, 2010.

Topics: Chicago Teachers Union / CORE Stuff / CPS / CTU / Elections / Events / News / Outreach / School Board / School Closings / turnarounds / Union Busting / Videos
published at 6:18 pm Thursday, June 3, 2010

CTU Unity

Karen Lewis’ speech to the House of Delegates (6/2/2010): Good afternoon.  I would like to thank PACT, CSDU and SEA for running honest campaigns, based on the issues; and for their support. I am honored … and exhilarated.  Those of you who are unaligned and voted for CORE, thank you. Last week’s rally was incredible.  [...]

Topics: Alerts / Charter Schools / Chicago Teachers Union / CORE Stuff / CPS / CSDU / CTU / Elections / Events / Labor News / Meetings / News / Outreach / PACT / School Board / School Closings / turnarounds / Union Busting
published at 9:12 pm Wednesday, May 19, 2010

CORE Files Lawsuit to Force CPS to “Open the Books”

CORE Files Suit Against the Board of Education for Hiding Budget Numbers SUIT FILED 5/20/10 From The Chicago Tribune: Teacher’s group sues CPS over access May 20, 2010 A union group that is vying for power in Friday’s Chicago Teachers Union election has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education, claiming it is [...]

Topics: Chicago Teachers Union / CPS / CTU / Elections / Events / In the News / Labor News / News / Outreach / Press Releases / School Board / School Closings / turnarounds / Union Busting
published at 4:17 pm Tuesday, May 4, 2010

CORE-A Video Resume VOTE CORE on June 11th

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Topics: Charter Schools / Chicago Teachers Union / CORE Stuff / CPS / CTU / Elections / Events / Fundraisers / In the News / Labor News / Legal Action / Meetings / News / Outreach / Protests / School Board / School Closings / turnarounds / Union Busting / Videos
published at 11:00 am Sunday, February 28, 2010

CORE High School Functional VP Candidate Sean (Xian) Barrett at Operation PUSH

Saturday, February 27th, 2010, Sean (Xian) Barrett spoke at Operation Push, asking the audience to support the Chicago Public Schools, even in the wake of the Board’s claims of a budget shortfall that will force major concessions from the CTU and from the students we teach. His marks are reprinted below. Good Morning Rainbow Push [...]

Topics: Chicago Teachers Union / CPS / CTU / Events / Meetings / News / Operation Push / School Board / School Closings / turnarounds / Union Busting
published at 6:08 pm Thursday, February 25, 2010

Press Release: Board of Education Hides School Closing Votes from Community

Today eight Chicago Public Schools were closed or “turned around” by a secret Board of Education vote. Abandoning past practice, the Board did not have a public roll call vote. Mary Richardson-Lowry, the new Board President, simply ordered to “record the last positive vote,” not even mentioning the schools by name, but referred coldly to [...]

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