Chicago Teachers Union contract demands are totally divorced from reality – Wirepoints
May 8, 2024
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Details emerging about Chicago Teachers Union’s upcoming contract show just how divorced its demands, both extreme and expensive, are from the reality at Chicago schools. It’s not just about massive salary increases, but also about money for migrant students, climate initiatives, abortions and gender-affirming care. About blocking parental notification. Count on CTU’s demands to veer further from reality until the public finally says no.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 5/4/2024.
Gov. JB Pritzker calls it “ethics” reform.
It’s rare to see city leaders in Chicago take an open, unabashed stance on the collapse of literacy. To complain is deemed as too political, too racist or too anti-public schools. So it’s refreshing to see Willie Wilson, a successful businessman and leader of the black community, call for a literacy initiative “with the goal of getting 100% of Black students reading at grade level.”
Put a fork in Chicago. If this comes, Chicago is toast. Selective enrollment schools are the only thing keeping hundreds of upper and middle class families in Chicago. My family was on the edge of moving to Wilmette before my kids got into selective enrollment schools. No way were my kids going to the neighborhood school dumpster.
„Affluent liberals will give all the lip service in the world to progressive ideals. But when the rubber hits the road, they will not hesitate to shield their children from gang-infested and dysfunctional schools by decamping into suburbs or heading for private schools. The ultimate losers in this scenario would be the low-income academic overachievers: students who will be bored to tears in a slow-paced academic environment but do not have the cash to pay for a privatized education.” For anyone who hasn’t been paying attention…. Equality = equal opportunity Equity = equal outcomes Good luck Chicago! I’ve called hospice… Read more »