Chicago teachers reach contract deal for the first time in more than a decade without a strike

Chicago teachers clinch $1.5B contract without strike for first time in 12 years, marking major shift in US education labor talks

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) president, Stacy Davis Gates, answers a question from the media during a news conference at CTU headquarters in Chicago on April 14, 2025. (AP Photo) For the first time in over a decade, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) reached a groundbreaking agreement without a strike….

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Nvidia to build up to $500bn of AI gear in US, a first

Nvidia Corp, the dominant player in chips for AI models, plans to produce as much as half a trillion dollars’ worth of AI infrastructure in the US over the next four years through manufacturing partnerships.Production of Nvidia’s latest generation AI chip, known as Blackwell, has begun at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s new plant in Phoenix,…

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Trump’s plan to dismantle Education Department could hurt 90% of American students, experts warn

President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randi Weingarten speaks during a rally in front of the Department of Education to protest budget cuts in Washington. (Getty Images) In an opinion piece published in Fox News, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), criticizes President Donald Trump’s proposal to dismantle the…

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