CPS And Teachers’ Union In Negotiations Over In-Person School

A teachers strike could come to pass this week if district leaders and union leaders do not reach an agreement.

By Stephanie Kim, Daniel Tucker
CPS And Teachers’ Union In Negotiations Over In-Person School
Pre-kindergarten students listen as their teacher reads a story at Dawes Elementary in Chicago, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Chicago Public Schools students began their return to the classroom Monday as school doors opened to thousands of pre-kindergarten and some special education students after going remote last March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ashlee Rezin Garcia / Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool
CPS And Teachers’ Union In Negotiations Over In-Person School
Pre-kindergarten students listen as their teacher reads a story at Dawes Elementary in Chicago, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Chicago Public Schools students began their return to the classroom Monday as school doors opened to thousands of pre-kindergarten and some special education students after going remote last March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ashlee Rezin Garcia / Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool

CPS And Teachers’ Union In Negotiations Over In-Person School

A teachers strike could come to pass this week if district leaders and union leaders do not reach an agreement.

By Stephanie Kim, Daniel Tucker

Thousands of Chicago Public Schools teachers and staff were expected to return to the classroom Monday, but many worked remotely instead.

The majority of Chicago Teachers Union members approved a resolution Sunday. It calls for a collective refusal to return to classrooms due to COVID-19 safety concerns.

What does this mean for the school district’s reopening plan? And what will it take for CPS and CTU to reach an agreement?

GUEST: Kate Grossman, WBEZ education senior editor