published at 8:47 am
Monday, May 31, 2010
Video of of the 5/25/2010 Save Our Schools rally and march featuring CORE Candidates Karen Lewis (President) and Jesse Sharkey (Vice President)
published at 2:01 pm
Saturday, May 29, 2010
From Chicago Public Radio’s City Room: The current president of the Chicago Teachers Union is facing an uphill re-election battle. And it just got a little more difficult. That could shake things up in Chicago education. Just 500 votes separated CTU President Marilyn Stewart from her toughest challenger in last Friday’s election. More than 19,000 teachers [...]
published at 10:36 pm
Thursday, May 27, 2010
The results are in and CORE Candidates Xian Barrett, Valerie Collins, Lois Jones, Joey McDermott, Adria Mitchell, and Zulma Ortiz won seats on the executive board as High School Functional Vice-Presidents. There will be no UPC gridlock on the executive board! All schools still need to turn out to vote on June 11th, high schools [...]
published at 4:10 pm
Thursday, May 27, 2010
CORE would like to thank the CSDU, PACT, and Independent caucuses for announcing their support for us in the June 11 runoff election. To the members and supporters of these caucuses: we welcome your support and do not take it for granted. Those of you who now enthusiastically support CORE, welcome! We look forward to [...]
published at 11:07 pm
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
In a display of unity that is uncommon in an election season, all five caucuses of the CTU came together to march against Huberman’s threats of ballooning class sizes to 35 and major cuts to educational programs. Koco, Teachers for Social Justice, Pilsen Alliance, Blocks Together, and other GEM partners organized students, parents, and community [...]
published at 11:54 am
Saturday, May 22, 2010
CONTACT:Karen Lewis CORE CTU Presidential Candidate For Immediate Release May 22, 2010 at 11:15 a.m. CORE Media Relations Liz Brown Kenzo Shibata Preliminary CTU Election Results Statement In a five-way race for the leadership of the Chicago Teachers Union, a run-off on June 11, 2010 appears likely between the Caucus of Rank-and-file Educators (CORE), headed [...]
published at 9:12 pm
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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 [...]
published at 8:04 pm
Sunday, May 16, 2010
CORE’s plan for CTU 1. Get everyone on board with a common strategy. Get the 5 caucuses and other leaders together in the same place and come up with a series of steps on which we can agree. Mobilize our Union into fighting shape for contract negotiations in 2012.
published at 11:29 am
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Download this flyer and distribute to teachers, parents, and other community members.
published at 11:20 am
Sunday, May 9, 2010
From CORE Co-Chair Jackson Potter: On April 28th, the Grassroots Education Movement, CORE and more than 50 teachers from 10 different schools throughout the city held a press conference in front of the State of Illinois building to force the Chicago Public Schools to adhere to the Freedom of Information Act. The gathering spoke first [...]
