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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

Data-Driven AP Lifts Up Students, Teachers

Lizzy Crispin headed the committee that led Leonardo da Vinci High School to become the first and only Blue Ribbon high school in Buffalo, New York.

Increase in Job-Related Deaths

Overall, fatalities on the job rose 5.7%. The rise in fatal occupational injuries from 2021 to 2022 is “alarming and unacceptable” to the AFL-CIO.

CPAA Honors Key Leaders

The Best Time

Last night, CPAA hosted its very first awards ceremony at the legendary Ivy Room. With all the pressing items on our agenda some people asked if this was the best time to have a celebration. The answer is absolutely – and the event proved that fact.

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on the Debt Ceiling Deal

President Biden has met the moment in the face of extraordinary opposition and pulled us back from what could have been an intractable circumstance.

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Italian School Leaders Look at Equitable Outcomes in San Francisco

A delegation of Italian school leaders visited San Francisco to gain firsthand accounts regarding evidence-based practices that produce equitable student learning outcomes in a post-COVID-19 pandemic environment.

Boston School Leaders See 11.5% Pay Increase

Negotiations were long and arduous and could not have culminated in an agreement without the steadfast support of every member.

Talking Student Mental Health

What's going on with our students today? Find out ways to address some mental health issues. Prince George's County Public Schools school psychologist Vincent Tepe talks student mental health.