Editorial: CTU and Stacy Davis Gates take their double act statewide – Chicago Tribune*

"Will the CTU’s influence push more IFT districts toward contentious contract negotiations? Probably, especially given their approach to bargaining that extends far beyond the scope of pay and benefits to cover the union’s political wish list. But the bigger concern is that these districts get swept into a movement that is overtly political and combative, not just in Chicago and in Springfield but in municipalities that previously had no clue what the IFT was or how it was linked to their local schools."