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Throughout this nation there is a sense of frustration. In the land of opportunity much has been lost. At birth, in this democracy, we are promised life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Quality education for all helps ensure the latter two of these. Our [...]

Our Schools, Our Solutions Download Day of Action Events. Download The Flyer.. On December 9th, 2013, grassroots community, youth and union partners will come together to reclaim the promise of public education as our nation’s gateway to democracy and racial and economic justice. In an extraordinary display [...]

By CTU Communications November 7, 2013 Full remarks from Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis at a Nov. 7, 2013, press conference announcing the start of the Union's "Let Us Teach!" campaign against standardized testing: Today we want to share with you some insights into what happens [...]

New Jersey Students Boycott Christie Education Policies, November 4, 2013 New Jersey youth expressed their distress over Governor Christie's education policies months ago, and once again, the Monday before the polls open on Tuesday, November 5th Newark, New Jersey students will speak. Protest Christie's Control Of Newark [...]

Tell the Leaders of the House The Lowdown Originally Posted at Dream Defenders November 3 - Stand Your Ground Community Call >> rsvp: http://bit.ly/sygrsvp November 7 - Stand Your Ground Hearing >> 3pm, Webster hall, 212 knot, fl state capitol [...]

You were there. If perchance you were not physically present at the actual 1963 Boycott of the Chicago Public Schools you can be there at the 50th Anniversary event,Lessons From the 1963 Boycott Then and Now. [See the Program [pdf]. View videos of the [...]

Originally Published at the National Education Association The refusal of a group of Tea Party Republicans to compromise forced a government shutdown that put hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work, forced children out of Head Start classes, and is harming ordinary families every day. Now, [...]

'63 Boycott - Today is Freedom Day LESSONS FROM THE 1963 BOYCOTT The Struggle for Quality Education in Chicago Then and Now On October 22, 1963, more than 200,000 Chicago Public Schools students boycotted school to protest segregation and inequality, in one of the largest civil [...]

RSVP HERE CTU members are working to build our political strength to lead our schools and city in a new direction. Next Tuesday, Oct. 15, thousands of community activists from organizations across the city will define a vision of “the city that our people deserve.” CTU stands [...]