CORE - Caucus of Rank-and-file Educators
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The CORE caucus of the Chicago Teachers Union. Working since 2008 to create the Chicago our students, families and educators deserve.
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CTU President Davis Gates spoke to what the CTU knows: when an unlawful force invades our city, Black communities will also be targeted. As Black, Brown and immigrant communities are under attack, our unity and commitment to keep one another safe is the responsibility of all Chicagoans.
Leadership from our President
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CTU E-Board member, Dr. Venisa Beasley-Green, took the mic in Springfield during our Lobby Day with a message for Gov. Pritzker and lawmakers:
“Our students and teachers should not be a gamble. Bet on your schools.”
Governor Pritzker can still act. It’s time to tax the rich to fund our schools.
“Our students and teachers should not be a gamble. Bet on your schools.”
Governor Pritzker can still act. It’s time to tax the rich to fund our schools.
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
CTU E-Board member, Dr. Venisa Beasley-Green, took the mic in Springfield during our Lobby Day with a message for Gov. Pritzker and lawmakers:
“Our students and teachers should not be a gamble. Bet on your schools.”
Governor Pritzker can still act. It’s time to tax the rich to fund our schools.
“Our students and teachers should not be a gamble. Bet on your schools.”
Governor Pritzker can still act. It’s time to tax the rich to fund our schools.
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CTU’s Research Director Pavlyn Jankovmakes clear that while Trump gives big corporations like Salesforce over $1 billion a year in tax cuts while working families are left to shoulder rising costs.
Tag your alder in the comments and tell them: stand with working families, not the billionaires.
Tag your alder in the comments and tell them: stand with working families, not the billionaires.
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
CTU’s Research Director Pavlyn Jankovmakes clear that while Trump gives big corporations like Salesforce over $1 billion a year in tax cuts while working families are left to shoulder rising costs.
Tag your alder in the comments and tell them: stand with working families, not the billionaires.
Tag your alder in the comments and tell them: stand with working families, not the billionaires.
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This Veterans Day, veterans, educators, and union members came together to sayNO to war on our cities.
We stood with@vetsaboutface - Veterans Against the War,Illinois National Guard members, and allies demanding an end to ICE raids, federal occupation, and billionaire-backed austerity.
We stood with@vetsaboutface - Veterans Against the War,Illinois National Guard members, and allies demanding an end to ICE raids, federal occupation, and billionaire-backed austerity.
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This Veterans Day, veterans, educators, and union members came together to sayNO to war on our cities.
We stood with@vetsaboutface - Veterans Against the War,Illinois National Guard members, and allies demanding an end to ICE raids, federal occupation, and billionaire-backed austerity.
We stood with@vetsaboutface - Veterans Against the War,Illinois National Guard members, and allies demanding an end to ICE raids, federal occupation, and billionaire-backed austerity.
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Hey, Chicago. Know of a way your neighbors are helping each other in light of the SNAP freeze?
Stocking a makeshift pantry from your porch? Cooking meals for those in need? Hosting food drives?
We want to hear about it. Please DM us here or email joe@blockclubchi.org.
Stocking a makeshift pantry from your porch? Cooking meals for those in need? Hosting food drives?
We want to hear about it. Please DM us here or email joe@blockclubchi.org.
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Hey, Chicago. Know of a way your neighbors are helping each other in light of the SNAP freeze?
Stocking a makeshift pantry from your porch? Cooking meals for those in need? Hosting food drives?
We want to hear about it. Please DM us here or email joe@blockclubchi.org.
Stocking a makeshift pantry from your porch? Cooking meals for those in need? Hosting food drives?
We want to hear about it. Please DM us here or email joe@blockclubchi.org.
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The Chicago Abortion Fund is celebrating a milestone as the state expands reproductive health efforts.https://blockclubchi.co/4p2DTrw
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Chicago Abortion Fund is celebrating a milestone as the state expands reproductive health efforts.https://blockclubchi.co/4p2DTrw
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"Chicago Loves Local" campaign is encouraging neighbors to shop local this holiday season. blockclubchi.co/3LrDpNr
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"Chicago Loves Local" campaign is encouraging neighbors to shop local this holiday season. blockclubchi.co/3LrDpNr
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#tdih Veterans Day
Read about African American veterans who fought overseas and, on return to U.S., were murdered in fight for democracy and human rights.
Also, resources about vets organizing against war and Lincoln Brigades. ⬇️ 🧵#TeachOutsideTextbook
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Read about African American veterans who fought overseas and, on return to U.S., were murdered in fight for democracy and human rights.
Also, resources about vets organizing against war and Lincoln Brigades. ⬇️ 🧵#TeachOutsideTextbook
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ve...
Nov. 11: Veterans Day
On Veterans Day, we share a collection of stories about African American veterans who fought in various wars abroad and, upon their return to the United States, were murdered in the fight for democrac...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#tdih Veterans Day
Read about African American veterans who fought overseas and, on return to U.S., were murdered in fight for democracy and human rights.
Also, resources about vets organizing against war and Lincoln Brigades. ⬇️ 🧵#TeachOutsideTextbook
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ve...
Read about African American veterans who fought overseas and, on return to U.S., were murdered in fight for democracy and human rights.
Also, resources about vets organizing against war and Lincoln Brigades. ⬇️ 🧵#TeachOutsideTextbook
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ve...
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#VeteransDay
WWII vet & father Medgar Evers of NAACP was murdered 💔 in 1963 in driveway of his home for his fight for voting rights and his brave investigation of murders of African Americans in Mississippi.
Read more ⬇️ #TeachOutsideTextbook
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/me...
WWII vet & father Medgar Evers of NAACP was murdered 💔 in 1963 in driveway of his home for his fight for voting rights and his brave investigation of murders of African Americans in Mississippi.
Read more ⬇️ #TeachOutsideTextbook
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/me...
June 12, 1963: Medgar Evers Murdered in Mississippi
Medgar Evers, WWII veteran and civil rights activist, was murdered by a white supremacist in Jackson, Mississippi.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#VeteransDay
WWII vet & father Medgar Evers of NAACP was murdered 💔 in 1963 in driveway of his home for his fight for voting rights and his brave investigation of murders of African Americans in Mississippi.
Read more ⬇️ #TeachOutsideTextbook
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/me...
WWII vet & father Medgar Evers of NAACP was murdered 💔 in 1963 in driveway of his home for his fight for voting rights and his brave investigation of murders of African Americans in Mississippi.
Read more ⬇️ #TeachOutsideTextbook
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/me...
Check out this great piece in the @chicagotribune.com from our CTU officer Vicki Kurzydlo
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget is about the Chicago we want. Vote yes, aldermen.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget is about the Chicago we want. Vote yes, aldermen.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
Vicki Kurzydlo: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget is about the Chicago we want. Vote yes, aldermen.
For far too long, Chicago’s budgets have been balanced on the backs of working people. The 2026 budget changes that equation.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Check out this great piece in the @chicagotribune.com from our CTU officer Vicki Kurzydlo
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget is about the Chicago we want. Vote yes, aldermen.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget is about the Chicago we want. Vote yes, aldermen.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
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For 50 years, The Rink on 87th has been a haven for South Side skaters. blockclubchi.co/49Apy10
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For 50 years, The Rink on 87th has been a haven for South Side skaters. blockclubchi.co/49Apy10
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A daycare teacher was pulled out of a preschool by armed federal agents, "traumatizing" families. blockclubchi.co/4ooIC70
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A daycare teacher was pulled out of a preschool by armed federal agents, "traumatizing" families. blockclubchi.co/4ooIC70
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Rally to protest the teacher violently taken by federal agents at a private daycare this morning on Addison near Western.
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Rally to protest the teacher violently taken by federal agents at a private daycare this morning on Addison near Western.
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Thank you to The TRiiBE ( @thetriibe.com ) for highlighting our historic win and including a quote from WCRJ's board president, Jermont Montgomery!
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Organizers await Pritzker’s signature on historic Clean Slate legislation • The TRiiBE
Following its passage by the Illinois Legislature, the Clean Slate Act now heads to Gov. JB Pritzker for approval. The legislation aims to eliminate employment and housing barriers for millions of Ill...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thank you to The TRiiBE ( @thetriibe.com ) for highlighting our historic win and including a quote from WCRJ's board president, Jermont Montgomery!
thetriibe.com/2025/11/orga...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/orga...
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Chicago
Chicago
ICE continues to traumatize children-imagine seeing your teacher be taken as a child…
Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
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Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
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VIDEO: Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
A day care teacher was taken into ICE custody Wednesday morning at the Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Chicago
Chicago
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The incident happened in front of parents and children, Martin and a parent said. Other workers became afraid to come in, and the daycare center closed for the day, parents said.
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📝 @mollydevore.bsky.social & Mack Liederman
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📝 @mollydevore.bsky.social & Mack Liederman
Daycare Teacher Pulled Out Of Preschool By Armed Federal Agents, 'Traumatizing' Parents
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee is legally allowed to work in the United States.
blockclubchicago.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The incident happened in front of parents and children, Martin and a parent said. Other workers became afraid to come in, and the daycare center closed for the day, parents said.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/d...
📝 @mollydevore.bsky.social & Mack Liederman
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/d...
📝 @mollydevore.bsky.social & Mack Liederman
ICE continues to traumatize children-imagine seeing your teacher be taken as a child…
Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
VIDEO: Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
A day care teacher was taken into ICE custody Wednesday morning at the Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood.
wgntv.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
ICE continues to traumatize children-imagine seeing your teacher be taken as a child…
Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
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“Zohran Mamdani didn’t just win New York—he reminded it who it belongs to: the working class, the dreamers, the unseen & unheard, the ones who never stopped believing justice could live here.” ~ Mustafa Santiago Ali
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“Zohran Mamdani didn’t just win New York—he reminded it who it belongs to: the working class, the dreamers, the unseen & unheard, the ones who never stopped believing justice could live here.” ~ Mustafa Santiago Ali
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
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Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Mayor Brandon Johnson in Chicago was the blueprint.
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Mayor Brandon Johnson in Chicago was the blueprint.
Whenever this crew comes together you know that whatever they oppose automatically makes it good for regular Chicagoans! Support Mayor Johnson’s Protecting Chicago Budget because this crew hates it. #ProtectChicago
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Whenever this crew comes together you know that whatever they oppose automatically makes it good for regular Chicagoans! Support Mayor Johnson’s Protecting Chicago Budget because this crew hates it. #ProtectChicago
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From ICE raids to underfunding, educators in Illinois are fending off attacks every single day. Hear from our new Secretary-Treasurer Pankaj Sharma on what these attacks mean for our students and how we must fight back by ensuring we take care of our education system at home.
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
From ICE raids to underfunding, educators in Illinois are fending off attacks every single day. Hear from our new Secretary-Treasurer Pankaj Sharma on what these attacks mean for our students and how we must fight back by ensuring we take care of our education system at home.
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"..her brother had left home on his bicycle in the morning to get some food when agents picked him..."
“They hit him on the face and head, they were almost choking him,” Suane said. Witnesses told her that Aguayo Rodriguez was taken to the hospital after complaining of chest pain."
“They hit him on the face and head, they were almost choking him,” Suane said. Witnesses told her that Aguayo Rodriguez was taken to the hospital after complaining of chest pain."
A man was hospitalized and remains under federal custody after being arrested by federal immigration agents in suburban Melrose Park on Sunday morning, his family told the Tribune.
Man hospitalized after violent federal immigration arrest in Melrose Park, family says
Videos shared on social media show man struggling on the ground while a federal agent keeps him in a headlock.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"..her brother had left home on his bicycle in the morning to get some food when agents picked him..."
“They hit him on the face and head, they were almost choking him,” Suane said. Witnesses told her that Aguayo Rodriguez was taken to the hospital after complaining of chest pain."
“They hit him on the face and head, they were almost choking him,” Suane said. Witnesses told her that Aguayo Rodriguez was taken to the hospital after complaining of chest pain."
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A music conservatory teacher at ChiArts, spoke before the CPS Board to defend the school’s structure that blends academics with artistic training from professionals across Chicago.
We urge the Board to protect the model and ensure any transition happens with inclusion with all stakeholders.
We urge the Board to protect the model and ensure any transition happens with inclusion with all stakeholders.
November 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A music conservatory teacher at ChiArts, spoke before the CPS Board to defend the school’s structure that blends academics with artistic training from professionals across Chicago.
We urge the Board to protect the model and ensure any transition happens with inclusion with all stakeholders.
We urge the Board to protect the model and ensure any transition happens with inclusion with all stakeholders.
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When fascism rises, the labor movement decides whether democracy survives.
CTU Vice PresidentJackson Potterand UTLA’s Alex Caputo-Pearl write that unions must lead a national anti-Trump strategy, one that’s rooted in collective power, community solidarity, and the courage to disrupt.
CTU Vice PresidentJackson Potterand UTLA’s Alex Caputo-Pearl write that unions must lead a national anti-Trump strategy, one that’s rooted in collective power, community solidarity, and the courage to disrupt.
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
When fascism rises, the labor movement decides whether democracy survives.
CTU Vice PresidentJackson Potterand UTLA’s Alex Caputo-Pearl write that unions must lead a national anti-Trump strategy, one that’s rooted in collective power, community solidarity, and the courage to disrupt.
CTU Vice PresidentJackson Potterand UTLA’s Alex Caputo-Pearl write that unions must lead a national anti-Trump strategy, one that’s rooted in collective power, community solidarity, and the courage to disrupt.