News and Advocacy

Cleaning House: The End of CPS's Contract with Aramark

As the custodial management contract with Aramark inside Chicago Public Schools (CPS) comes to an end, there’s a palpable mix of anticipation and reservation.The decision to bring management back unde

Make Students Feel Valued

In the wake of the post-COVID-19 pandemic world, we are witnessing a surge in stress and anxiety among our students.

Central Office Transformation for Equitable Teaching & Learning

Central offices were set up over a century ago to handle business and regulatory functions. Today’s schools require a fundamentally new approach.

Educators, Line-of-Duty Deaths Remembered

The memorial is a somber and poignant tribute and place of deep emotion—a site that evokes both sadness and respect for the sacrifices made by educators in service to others.

Big Compensation Gains in San Francisco Tied to COVID-19

We needed a tangible acknowledgement that our members are taking on more work under these unique circumstances.

CPAA Mayoral Survey Results

The Results

Greetings. I write as President of the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association (CPAA). To avoid the divisiveness that a political endorsement can have within an organization, we set a mayoral endorsement threshold of a two-thirds supermajority vote of our members. When our mayoral poll OF PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS was complete, no candidate received a supermajority. Therefore CPAA is not endorsing a candidate.

Chicago’s Mayoral Runoff -- Principals and APs Question the Candidates -- Part 2: Student-Based Budgeting

Below is the second installment of our interview with Chicago Mayoral Runoff candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas. It focuses on CPS' euphemistically labeled funding system: Student-Based Budgeting, and both mayoral candidates respond to questions about changing SBB to make it work for all schools. Click the video below to watch the candidates respond.

Chicago’s Mayoral Runoff -- Principals and APs Question the Candidates -- Part 1: The CTU and the FOB

Click the video below to watch the first installment from our interview with Chicago Mayoral Runoff candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas. The CPAA election survey indicated that some members were concerned about Paul Vallas' connection with the FOP, while others were concerned about Brandon Johnson's connection with CTU. Many were concerned about both. See how the candidates responded to these concerns.  

CPAA’s Has a New Quarterly Magazine

The CPAA quarterly magazine is now available.

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