So, the CTU (Chicago Teacher’s Union) is about to start new contract negotiations and have a lot of demands. Massive raises and housing assistance to start.
Well, let’s see how Chicago schools are actually doing.
Overall, Chicago spends $29,000 a year per student already, which has to be among the highest in the nation. You could easily send students to private schools with significantly better outcomes if the city just paid that amount out to families.
The Chicago school system is an utter failure, especially for the investment they put in. In absolutely no way, shape, or form should more good money be thrown after bad by supporting the union at the heart of the dysfunction.
If you’d like to learn more about how teachers’ unions are destroying our public education system, I suggest you watch Waiting for Superman.