News and Advocacy

Good morning, I don’t have to tell you school leaders in Chicago Public Schools are busy people.

The Chicago Principals and Administrators Association (CPAA), the union representing Chicago’s principals and assistant principals, extend

School leaders now face the impossible task of opening schools without knowing whether the federal funds they relied on will arrive—or when.

GOP President Donald Trump has nominated right-wing lawyer Antoninwhoops, EugeneScalia to be secretary of labor. If confirmed, he would succeed Alexander Acosta, who was forced to resign.

Eugene Scalia is best identified as a son of the late and conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. But Eugene Scalia has spent his career advocating big business causes and cases, both before and after a brief temporary stint as DOL’s solicitor, its top attorney.

A New Beginning

Today I sat down for a one-on-one meeting with Chicago Board of Education President Miguel del Valle to build the foundations of a relationship that I hope will benefit our schools, our students, and our members for years to come.

Legislation passed in the House of Representatives designed to eliminate the so-called "Cadillac tax" on health care.
Teachers have frightened migrant kids in their classes, and several reported ICE already had picked up and deported either students, parents or both.