Daily Archives: June 11, 2009

CORE Files Discrimination Charges Against Board of Education

CPS Turnaround Policy Disproportionately Affects African-American Educators Last night, Wednesday, June 10th, the Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE) filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that school “turnarounds,” a “Renaissance 2010” policy, have a disparate impact on African American teachers. Teachers who filed the charges contend that African American teachers suffer [...]

CORE Supports Teachers at Prescott Elementary

On Tuesday, June 19th, CORE came out to support the teachers at Prescott Elementary School (1632 W. Wrightwood Ave.) in their demonstration against principal Erin Roche. Background Details Can Be Found Here.