News and Advocacy

CPAA Response to Mayor Johnson’s Rejection of the Budget

In response to yesterday’s announcement by Mayor Johnson rejecting cuts in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) proposed budget, the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association (CPAA) calls

Unions Urge House to Reject H.R. 8314 Over Constitutional Issues

The proposed legislation, which is intended to prevent foreign influence in U.S. elections, has raised concerns within the labor movement.

Biden-Harris Historic Investments in Public Education Deliver Results

Education Department Releases State Fact Sheets Detailing Biden-Harris Administration Investments.

Equal pay for Men and Women

Advocates of equal pay for equal work used Equal Pay Day, earlier this month, to lobby the Senate to make pay equality

VIDEO: Mayor-Elect Lightfoot Signals New Day for Principals and AP's

Greetings School Leaders:
Watch the video below to listen to ten minutes of highlights from CPAA's interview with our Mayor-Elect, Lori Lightfoot. I briefed our next mayor on a few of our major issues and she has committed to working with us to address them. Watch the video to hear her for yourself.

CPAA Convenes First Legal Summit

WHAT IS THE LEGAL SUMMIT?

Over the past seven years, principals have expressed growing concerns and fears regarding being arbitrarily targeted for multiple investigations, being removed from their schools, and the genuine lack of due process that negatively impacts the professional careers and livelihood

Preckwinkle and Lightfoot Weigh-In on Adding School Staff and Changes to SQRP

Greetings School Leaders:

Preckwinkle Will Reinstate Pension Contribution for AP’s Who Become Principals

American High Schools Challenged by Political Incivility, Lack of Civic Education

New national survey of principals finds schools struggling with the opioid epidemic, immigration enforcement and gun violence