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.”
Pritzker’s comments are so disingenuous. He knows there is no way to lower property taxes given the financial condition of the government entities within this state. What magic pot of money does he have that would allow property taxes to be lowered? At some point every local entity will look like Harvey. Services cut to the bone and still in debt with no way forward. JB is hoping for another pandemic and a money printing federal government for bailout part 2.
What about tuition? Most people if you ask them would not know the per pupil expenditures in their school district. When they get a bill for $15K to $30 K per child maybe their eyes would be open to the administrative bloat they have to pay for and demand reforms. The parents can be reimbursed the minimum per child expenditures required by law from the state which is approx $6.500 the rest is tuition. When they see that there are 5 or 6 assistant superintendents (like Belvidere) that they pay for they would be inclined to get more involved in… Read more »