{"id":568949,"date":"2023-04-05T20:58:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T17:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/teachers-union-wins-big-in-chicago-mayors-race\/"},"modified":"2023-04-05T20:58:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T17:58:19","slug":"teachers-union-wins-big-in-chicago-mayors-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/teachers-union-wins-big-in-chicago-mayors-race\/","title":{"rendered":"#Teachers union wins big in Chicago mayor\u2019s race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Johnson_040423_AP.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Brandon Johnson secured the Chicago mayor\u2019s office on Tuesday, a big win for the city\u2019s teacher union, which backed the progressive against his more centrist opponent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat vs. Democrat runoff election was dominated by crime issues rather than schools, but Johnson is a former teacher and organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), giving him experience in education \u2014 though also prompting criticism that he may have too close of a relationship with the CTU.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cToday, Chicago has spoken,\u201d CTU President Stacy Davis Gates said. \u201cChicago has said yes to hope; yes to investment in people; yes to housing the unhoused; and yes to supporting young people with fully-funded schools. It is a new day in our city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On his campaign website, Johnson laid out a \u201c12 points to education justice\u201d plan that tackles mental health and funding of the massive Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system, which, starting next year, will be partially controlled by an elected school board.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the big policies Johnson ran on was changing the current student-based budgeting that he believes has devastated CPS to a need-based system.<\/p>\n<p>He wants to make it so schools are fully funded regardless of how many students are enrolled and doesn\u2019t believe in closing schools that have an under-enrollment problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmaller schools can serve as the perfect incubators for the Sustainable Community School model, as well as pilot programs in mentoring, community outreach and partnerships to provide additional support for families and students,\u201d his website says.<\/p>\n<p>His staunch stance on school enrollment comes at a time when a moratorium on closing schools is about to end \u2014 and CPS has seen a drop in student enrollment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The mayor-elect also wants to make schools more environmentally friendly, make public transit free for CPS students and enhance the pipeline for students to get a career and technical education.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to education is very different from what his opponent, Paul Vallas, had in mind for the system, which included more charter schools and putting police in schools to deter shootings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s victory is seen as a major win for progressives, especially the multiple teachers\u2019 unions that endorsed him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Public records show the CTU gave Johnson between $83,000 and $103,000 a year, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Along with money, the CTU said it \u201corganized hundreds of volunteers to make phone calls, send text messages, and knock on over half-a-million doors\u201d after endorsing Johnson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The CTU is very active in local politics and has courted controversy before, including getting pushback during the COVID-19 pandemic when teachers refused to go back to the classrooms while other schools were opening for in-person learning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s closeness with the CTU raised concerns by critics, though has pledged to no longer be a member of it when he is inaugurated on May 15.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s going to do what the union wants to be done,\u201d Gery Chico, the head of Chicago\u2019s school board when Vallas was CEO of Chicago Public Schools, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/22\/us\/brandon-johnson-chicago-mayor-runoff-teachers.html\">told The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a question about where he and the union might disagree, Johnson told the New York outlet he will have to have \u201chard conversations\u201d with \u201cold friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMy responsibility is to the entire city of Chicago\u201d if elected mayor, Johnson told the Times. \u201cAnd look, I\u2019m getting new friends every single day. And I have a bunch of old friends that we will have to have hard conversations with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A big test with the union is fast approaching: Contract negotiations between the city and CTU will have to begin soon as the current contract is up in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake about it,\u201d Johnson said during his victory speech Tuesday night, \u201cChicago is a union town,\u201d adding that \u201cschools have the resources to meet the needs of every child.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>At the same time, Johnson is facing a new era where the mayor will soon have far less control over the CPS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, a 21-person school board will take control of CPS, with 11 individuals appointed by the mayor and 10 elected by the people. 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