CORE: The Caucus of Rank-and-file Educators 0000
Under CORE’s leadership, the CTU has won class size protections, bilingual education provisions and sanctuary schools protections. We won big COLA raises in our current contract and bigger raises for paraprofessionals. We won safety agreements that protected us when a court outlawed school mask mandates and that allows flip-to-remote when quarantine rates are high.
We have huge opportunities around the corner for big improvements in our job conditions and in students’ learning conditions. That’s especially true since we have finally won the bargaining rights taken from us in 1995 and we will have elected members of the school board in the next election and a fully elected school board in 2026. But we’ll have to fight to win if we are to make the most of those opportunities. That’s why we need CORE to keep leading!
Latest Updates
The Movement and the Mayor
Former CTU President Jesse Sharkey poses the question (and throws out his ideas) on "What does it mean to have Brandon Johnson, a Chicago Teachers Union organizer, in office?"
Read the article in latest issue of Hammer and Hope.
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the war on Black studies
A great article in advance of the June 19th holiday by famous Black scholar, Robin Kelly, about the attacks on Black history and CRT.
Happy 15th Anniversary CORE!
On CORE’s 15th Anniversary, Reflecting on the Teachers Caucus That Changed Chicago—and the Nation.
Join us for a special CORE screening of The Little Mermaid
As we celebrate the many victories for our caucus, join us for a family friendly end of the school year event. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds benefit the caucus. Hope to see you there!
If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Vote for CORE’s Candidates for CTPF Teacher Trustee!
#VoteCORE to #ProtectOurPensions!
Voting ends Friday, November 4th at 5pm
This week, CTU members are voting for Teacher Trustees on the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund Board of Trustees. This election is crucial to ensure that our pensions are protected and that our pension funds are invested in line with CORE’s values. The only candidates with the experience and proven leadership to do the job are CORE’s candidates, Jeffery Blackwell and Jacquelyn Price Ward. That's why they have been endorsed by CORE members Stacy Davis Gates, Jackson Potter, Maria Moreno, and Christel Williams Hayes.
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When We Fight, We Win!
[Photo courtesy of Oscar Sanchez/@oso_campeon on Twitter]
Lauren Bianchi and Chuck Stark are two CTU teachers at George Washington High School on Chicago’s far southeast side. They used their voices to successfully advocate against the move by a major polluter, General Iron, from an affluent Lincoln Park neighborhood to the working class largely Latinx neighborhood near Washington High School.
[Link to CTU article on this fight]
[Link to WCPT 820 AM radio show - Sunday Mornings with Brandon Johnson ft. Chuck & Lauren]
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