Teachers’ lounge: Chicago techs get their jobs back and back pay.
(Pictured above from left) CTU PRSP Field Specialist Anthony Lopez, Technicians Shelia Lott, Technician Darnitia Ciscero, CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey, Technician Tangela Burton, Technician Gloria Prince, Technician Robert Faulkner, Technician Edna Johnson, PRSP Field Specialist Anita Burks, CTU President Karen GJ Lewis, CTU Financial Secretary Kristine Mayle, Technician Cheryl Jolly-Hansford, CTU PRSP Field Staff Coordinator June Davis, Technician Percy Suggs, and CTU Recording Secretary Michael Brunson.
Did you hear about the eight techs that were fired a year ago?
The union got their jobs back. With back pay.
Here’s the story.
The eight paraprofessionals test kids for hearing and vision loss. All eight are African American and worked in schools with high needs kids.
The CTU explains it. More than three-fourths of CPS students come from families who are eligible for free lunch. The relationship between poverty and academics is well documented. About 15,000 CPS students are