Chicago Teachers' Union Hypocrisy Exposed: Public vs. Private
Submitted by MAGA
Posted 100 days ago
**Hypocrisy** runs rampant in Chicago's public school system, where nearly one-third of public-school teachers opt to send their children to private institutions instead of the very schools they are paid to educate others in.
A revealing study from the Illinois Policy Institute has uncovered that a staggering 31 percent of Chicago Public School (CPS) teachers choose to keep their kids out of CPS, highlighting a shocking contradiction between the rhetoric of public education advocates and their personal choices.
Leading this charge is Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Stacy Davis Gates, who herself sends her son to private school while simultaneously spearheading efforts to halt initiatives like a state voucher plan that would have provided low-income families the same educational freedom she enjoys.
The CTU's demands are nothing short of extraordinary.
As negotiations for a new contract drag on, Gates has publicly called for a monumental $10.2 billion of taxpayer money—more than one-fifth of the entire annual tax revenue for the state of Illinois.
This outrageous request comes on the heels of requests for hefty salary increases for educators, despite the glaring failure of these same schools to perform adequately. The average Chicago teacher earns approximately $92,500 a year, significantly higher than the state average of $86,148, yet over 21,000 students in the system are not meeting basic standards in reading, science, and math.
Reports reveal that some schools within the CPS system have zero students proficient in essential subjects—a clear indicator of systemic failure that only beggars the question: why are public-school teachers, who supposedly believe in the system's importance, choosing to abandon it for private options?
Even as the teachers' union pushes for pay raises, Chicago's public schools have been hemorrhaging students for over a decade, indicating a severe lack of faith in the education system among families.
The idea that a union representing educators could not only contribute to—and perpetuate—an inadequate system while still demanding exorbitant financial support from taxpayers is a glaring illustration of the deep-rooted hypocrisy prevalent in public sector education.
With the start of the school year approaching and looming potential strikes, one wonders if the public will continue to support a system that fails to deliver for its students while financially rewarding those within it who have chosen to send their children elsewhere.
As fathers and mothers in Chicago ponder the future of their children’s education, the question remains: can we trust those who don’t trust the system themselves to educate the next generation? The answer may become clear as the negotiations continue, and the people of Chicago evaluate the true cost of a failed educational leadership.
Sources:
breitbart.com
dailysignal.com
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A revealing study from the Illinois Policy Institute has uncovered that a staggering 31 percent of Chicago Public School (CPS) teachers choose to keep their kids out of CPS, highlighting a shocking contradiction between the rhetoric of public education advocates and their personal choices.
Leading this charge is Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Stacy Davis Gates, who herself sends her son to private school while simultaneously spearheading efforts to halt initiatives like a state voucher plan that would have provided low-income families the same educational freedom she enjoys.
The CTU's demands are nothing short of extraordinary.
As negotiations for a new contract drag on, Gates has publicly called for a monumental $10.2 billion of taxpayer money—more than one-fifth of the entire annual tax revenue for the state of Illinois.
This outrageous request comes on the heels of requests for hefty salary increases for educators, despite the glaring failure of these same schools to perform adequately. The average Chicago teacher earns approximately $92,500 a year, significantly higher than the state average of $86,148, yet over 21,000 students in the system are not meeting basic standards in reading, science, and math.
Reports reveal that some schools within the CPS system have zero students proficient in essential subjects—a clear indicator of systemic failure that only beggars the question: why are public-school teachers, who supposedly believe in the system's importance, choosing to abandon it for private options?
Even as the teachers' union pushes for pay raises, Chicago's public schools have been hemorrhaging students for over a decade, indicating a severe lack of faith in the education system among families.
The idea that a union representing educators could not only contribute to—and perpetuate—an inadequate system while still demanding exorbitant financial support from taxpayers is a glaring illustration of the deep-rooted hypocrisy prevalent in public sector education.
With the start of the school year approaching and looming potential strikes, one wonders if the public will continue to support a system that fails to deliver for its students while financially rewarding those within it who have chosen to send their children elsewhere.
As fathers and mothers in Chicago ponder the future of their children’s education, the question remains: can we trust those who don’t trust the system themselves to educate the next generation? The answer may become clear as the negotiations continue, and the people of Chicago evaluate the true cost of a failed educational leadership.
Sources:
breitbart.com
dailysignal.com
webcache.googleusercontent.comchicago.suntimes.com
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