We are just one week away from CPS students heading back to class, but it looks like their teachers may not be joining them. After Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced CPS would comply with the contract an independent fact-finder suggested, the CTU now says that the contract isn't sufficient. It would give teachers a 16 percent pay raise over the course of five years. Health care contributions would not increase for the next two years, but it would raise a quarter of a percent in the third and fourth year. The fifth-year would come with a half percent of coverage. The total cost of the newly proposed contract would be $351million. Lightfoot says there's no reason why a deal can't be reached by the start of the school year to prevent a strike that could happen as early as September 25th. CPS CEO Dr. Janice Jackson says the contract doesn't represent the full scope of issues cps is committed to addressing. Jesse Sharkey is the president of the CTU and he says they've been through years of pay freezes, layoffs, and furloughs. He says the contract shouldn't just be about money, it should include concerns like class size and critical staffing areas. The CTU wants to see Lightfoot stick with what she promised during her mayoral campaign. 08/27/19 9:36AM