More on Springfield ed reform agreement. Senate Bill 7.
Here’s more on the Springfield agreement.
Last night, IEA, IFT and CTU, along with the other parties in the process, came to an agreement on the ed reform bill, SB 7.
The unions unanimously agreed to the package as did the Illinois Statewide School Management Alliance, Stand for Children, Advance Illinois and the groups they represent. The labor issues have been resolved in the following way:
· All teacher unions keep the right to strike.
- In Chicago, there will be a 90-day fact finding period, with a 30-day post-fact finding public posting period before a strike, and 75 percent of eligible voting members must approve a strike.
- Downstate (any district outside of Chicago Public Schools) will have a process that involves
