Eric Ruder

Chicago. Communications director. Housing justice. Education justice. Solidaridad de Pilsen a Palestina.

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

@NaderDIssa Congrats on a job well done, @NaderDIssa. I’ll be in touch.

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

You know how administrators and politicians are always saying there’s not enough money to fund what communities are demanding? Yeah, no, they actually can. This article explains that even when they have the money (like now), the answer is still no. https://t.co/641aTmC9gi

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

@marydifino @CTULocal1 Wow

[⭐️ SDG ⭐️AKA Muse of Chicago Trib Editorial Board @stacydavisgates]

#Prince and @CTULocal1 own Tenille Evans! 🙌🏿 #Solidarity @MFT59

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

@_ericblanc @stacydavisgates @MFT59 I know that’s Tennille Evans on the mic, I’d recognize her voice anywhere, she sure knows how to move the crowd!

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

@jason1749 🤣🤣🤣

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

@Andrefor40th Well played 😂

[Chicago Teachers Union @CTULocal1]

Fact checking Mayor Lightfoot’s health claims. From Axios Chicago. #LoriLockout

[Dennis Kosuth @Dennis_Kosuth]

Leadership? #LoriLockout

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

Wow, a school building was open on Monday (before the CTU started working remotely) with 80% of staff out sick. Smdh.

[Mila Koumpilova @MilaKoumpilova]

Troy LaRaviere of Chicago's principals association, a vocal district critic: Based a survey of 268 principals & APs, 16% of their schools' staff was absent on average on Mon.
At the 10 schools with highest absentee rates, the average was 42%. One school had 81% of staff absent.

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

Mayor Lightfoot and CPS CEO Martinez insist schools don't cause COVID spread. Hmm, I guess they should let those know-nothings at the Illinois Dept. of Public Health know. https://t.co/sAHtGy5B9o

[Justin Cohen (he/him) @juscohen]

“Should schools be open?” is not a useful question.

“Under what conditions would it be safe for children and their teachers to be in schools?” seems somewhat more helpful.

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

Shocking but not surprising. CPS has secured permission to test only 7% of students so far. 🤦‍♂️ https://t.co/DzgXwloCYJ

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

@CTULocal1 @ChiPubSchools Oops, lol, wrong one, though that one is worth a read too! Here’s the leaflet with the demands that the terrible teachers at Prosser are holding : https://t.co/h1eTbWjKZs

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

@CTULocal1 “Misinformation and falsehoods?” Such as?? @ChiPubSchools couldn’t find one falsehood in that leaflet, which is why they didn’t say what was false. Read the leaflet for yourself: https://t.co/6gNCxWaxvv

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

This is a must read 😢. Chicago’s mayor has failed students, parents, and educators across the district, but especially at this West Side school. https://t.co/p1uIwX0Vic

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

@KirstinRoberts1 @CTULocal1 Should be a no brainer. That may be why city leaders can’t figure this part out.

[Chicago Teachers Union @CTULocal1]

Mayor Lightfoot said yesterday that in-person instruction for Pre-K classrooms has been without incident since it began two weeks ago.

But CPS itself has confirmed COVID-19 cases in schools since Jan. 11, with teachers and staff reporting close to 60. https://t.co/ZukshT6TSI

[ChiVaxBot @ChiVaxBot]

Chicago is currently reporting 32,089 people fully vaccinated: 1.2% of the population

Who is dying: Who is vaccinated:

[Eric Ruder @ericruder]

@Suntimes What have you done to your website?!? Apparently, you've given your advertisers all they need to launch a full-fledged assault on my browser every time I view a story. And I'm a paying subscriber. Please. Stop. It.