Union bosses pay lobbyist big bucks to kill school choice as he sends his kids to private school – Illinois Policy

The Illinois Education Association, which opposes the Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program, pays its director of government relations more than $188,000 a year, according to the union’s 2022 federal filing with the U.S. Department of Labor. On the other hand, the average family receiving an Invest in Kids scholarship makes just $45,046 a year.

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Old Joe
2 years ago

Some animals are more equal than others….

Giddyap
2 years ago

What did you expect — teacher unions are run by the worst people in the world – so they hire equally despicable shitbags to do their dirty work

Truth Seeker
2 years ago
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The worst kind of element you want your children around

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