(The Center Square) – Big pay raises and more days off are on the table for teachers in Chicago Public Schools. The Chicago Teachers Union wants members to get a minimum raise of 9% annually and up to 45 days off during the school year. Mailee Smith, senior director of Labor Policy for the Illinois Policy Institute, said the union’s terms include teachers taking up to a year off to work for the CTU Foundation or in municipal government. “Having... Read this story
