The Chicago Board of Education Approves a $9 Million Settlement With Fired Teachers
Chicago education officials on Wednesday approved a multimillion dollar settlement that will put an end to years of litigation with the Chicago Teachers Union over a series of layoffs that disparately impacted hundreds of Black teachers and paraprofessionals.
During its final meeting of 2021, the Chicago Board of Education approved a $9.25 million settlement with the CTU, which will create a new fund to benefit the 400-plus staff members affected by district turnaround policies at certain schools between 2012 and 2014.
“Resolving this matter is in CPS students’ best interest and will allow the District to move forward with its continued focus on providing a high quality education that is grounded in equity for students in every city neighborhood,” the district said in a statement this week. “As a District, we will continue efforts to recruit and retain a diverse faculty that reflects our student population.”
