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IFT: IN THE NEWS

June, 24 2020

WBBM News Radio

IFT, UPI, And CCCTU React To ISBE Higher Education Guidelines

June 23, 2020

WGN Radio

Gov. Pritzker sets guidelines for schools to open in the fall, Illinois Federation of Teachers president says more guidance is needed

April 2, 2020

Chicago Sun-Times

Coworkers of City Colleges worker who died from coronavirus weren’t warned after possible exposure, union says

March 13, 2020

WBEZ Reset

Dan talking about COVID and education

April 5, 2020

WGN radio

How teachers are keeping their students on track amidst COVID

September 9, 2019

WCIA

IFT President on pensions

February 13, 2020

Chicago Tonight

Teachers Unions Decry ‘Traumatizing’ Active Shooter Drills

June 23, 2020

Chicago Tribune

Illinois offers guidelines for schools to reopen classrooms this fall, but questions remain

March 29 2020

Rockford Register Star

Harlem teachers rally to keep families fed, safe

April 2, 2020

WBEZ

City College Worker Dies of COVID-19. Staffers Say They're Unsafe

March 31, 2020

Chalkbeat

Illinois extends school closure mandate to April 30: ‘It’s not the school year you bargained for

October 10, 2019

WBEZ

How Class Size Demands Could Trigger A Chicago Teachers Strike

February 20, 2020

Chicago Tribune

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to link education funding increase to his graduated income tax plan could leave some school districts in the lurch

June 23, 2020

Chicago Sun-Times

School’s in? Pritzker says classrooms can reopen in fall — with masks, temperature checks, other precautions

April 3, 2020

Chicago Tribune

City Colleges Workers Say they Were A Colleague had bronchitis. Then they learned she died of COVID-19

March 13, 2020

WGN Radio

WGN Radio with Justin Kauffman

April 1, 2020

Truthout

Pandemic Reveals Limits of Education System to Assist Students and Families

September 27, 2019

Ben Joravsky podcast

Dan on education

February 19, 2020

Chalkbeat

Unwelcome surprise: Illinois governor proposes holding back some school funds unless tax passes

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