The headline on a Tuesday post by the Chicago Teachers Union is “Governor signs legislation to improve teaching, learning conditions for our schools.”
What does that really mean? Goodies for the union members of course. Here are the three new laws they applauded:
HB 1120: Charter schools will now be required to have union neutrality agreements as part of their applications or reauthorizations, making unionization easier.
HB 3570: The state must now assess data about racial and socioeconomic disparities in evaluations in all districts outside Chicago, leading to a what the CTU believes will be a fairer evaluation system.
SB1351: Retiring teachers will now have the option to waive their evaluation and retain their most recent rating. That pretty much assures retirement with a good evaluation since 84% of Chicago teachers are rated “proficient” or “excellent” by the school district.
The CTU posting does, however, lament the lack of progress fixing Tier 2 pensions, which we agree with. Tier 2, which is for workers hired after 2010, is a bad deal for new hires, making it harder to attract good ones. It’s also running afoul of minimum federal benefit requirements.
-Mark Glennon
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Doctor Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail for Joey.
Joe fell down.
CTU is a RICO criminal enterprise that doesn’t give a flying F***K about children or learning
It is all about less work and more money for the slime scum of CTU. After the Janus ruling, any CTU member who voluntarily remains a member of this terrorist organization has a special place in hell waiting for them in their demise.
Sure, let’s focus on racial and socioeconomic disparities, not math and reading disparities. That’s what a “proficient “ and “excellent” school administration is all about. Pathetic . . .
I’ve said all along that CTU and Brandon’s first step will be to change the metrics so we won’t be able to assess their performance. This is proof.