Chicago Teachers Union contract demands are totally divorced from reality – Wirepoints
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.
Instead of a flat $6,500 grant, this should be a matching grant so that it encourages these social workers to pay down their student loan debt. The sooner that debt is paid, the sooner another matching grant can be offered to a different social worker.
“includes social workers employed by schools across the state and social workers who work for a municipality”. Very select group entitled to this, wonder why.