Sign Up and Get Involved! AFT and Charter Schools. Advancing the right to unionize freely. CPS Do Not Hire List Waivers. Dear Sisters and Brothers,. Last week, I sent a letter to all of our employers demanding that they do not ask any ChiACTS members to sign such waivers, or take any action on any information disclosed by CPS about any ChiACTS member until we have concluding bargaining over the issue.

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Tales for A Better Learning Environment in a Variety of Classrooms. Take Action for Better Schools. IL Passes Civics Bill, still needs timeline for implementation. Below is a lengthier version of a blogpost written for Mikva Challenge. The signed Act now has a trailer bill to define a timeline for implementation. Towards the end of August Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed into Law. A requirement for all high school graduates to have equal access to high quality civics.

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Adventures In Teaching and Technology with Ben Chun. This fascinating look into CS education in Vietnam. From Google engineer Neil Fraser has been making the rounds. Second, When Neil visited my classroom in 2009. Finally, CS homework is not banned by the school board.

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