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.”
As an example. Where I live, north central Illinois we have a single high school district, one HS with about 2200 students. A district superintendent plus staff. There are 4 feeder schools all their own district each with a district superintendent and staff. One has two elementary schools, one has one elementary school, one has 4 elementary schools and one has three. So 5 district superintendents along with the associated staffs and budgets. A few million dollars in salaries to pay all of the costs of pensions health care etc. Consolidation would save lots of cash. 1 district with a… Read more »
And absolutely nothing will be done about it ever