Chicago Public Schools returned to in-person learning this Wednesday following a heavily publicized work action in which teachers demanded a safer work environment amidst a record-setting COVID surge. However, teachers allege, CPS…
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CPD Out of CPS Panel: The Fight To End Police Brutality In Schools
On October 5th, activists held a "CPS, Safety, and Democracy" panel advocating the…
What Does An Elected School Board Mean For Chicago?
With the watershed news of the HB 2908 passing the Illinois House and…
Red Star Bulletin Issue #21
Welcome to Issue #21 of the Red Star Bulletin! The aim of this…
What Karen Lewis Taught Us
On Monday, February 8, 2021, Chicago lost a titan of the labor movement.…
Red Star Strike Update
Today's issue of the Red Star Strike Update will provide context on the Tentative Agreement…
Red Star Strike Update
Welcome to the Red Star Bulletin, a project of the Political Education and…
Tuesday Thoughts With Sean – Unity?
Last week, on Wednesday January 20th, with much pomp and circumstance, Joe Biden…
The Fight for Safety is the Fight for Equity – An Interview with Members of the Chicago Teachers Union
This week Chicago Public Schools (CPS) began forcing some of their teachers and…
Chicago Teachers Union, Socialist Alderpeople Fight Mayor For Safe Schools
Despite below freezing temperatures and an icy edict by Chicago Public Schools (CPS)…
Las Vegas DSA Just Donated $3,000 to Support Striking Educators in Chicago. Here’s Why.
The word “solidarity” describes action that recognizes the intertwined nature of our struggles…
Why Chicago DSA Must Go All-In to Stand With the Chicago Teachers Union’s 2019 Strike
Before the red-state teachers strikes and the blue-state strikes that followed, the Bernie…
Will Chicago educators teach another lesson about solidarity?
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot promised “a city reborn” after eight miserable years of…
Teachers for Bernie
2018 was supposed to be the end for organized labor. The ruling class’…
We Stand with ACERO Charter Teachers
For the first time ever, teachers went on strike at a charter school.…
Educational Justice with Bill Ayers, Mark Warren and Brandon Johnson
Activist and education scholar, Bill Ayers, talks with Mark Warren and Brandon Johnson…