The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) held a virtual news conference to release a report integrating the Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) “Together We Rise” five-year strategic plan with the union’s contract proposals. While the report outlines specific implementation steps for the strategic plan, much of the discussion focused on ongoing financial disputes between the district and the union. CTU President Stacy Davis Gates criticized the back-and-forth negotiations, expressing frustration over CPS CEO Pedro Martinez’s failure to fund the union’s contract demands amid a significant budget deficit. She questioned why the strategic plan, which aims to address equity and opportunity gaps, hasn’t been aligned with settling the teachers’ contract.
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