CTU: 5,000 CPS layoffs would devastate schools, could trigger strike

In the wake of 5,000 threatened teacher layoffs, Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jesse Sharkey on Monday painted a picture of “devastating” cuts that could lead teachers to walk out on strike again as they did in 2012. Should CPS CEO Forrest Claypool’s layoffs take place this fall, Sharkey said that up to 150,000 students […]