Public school system of the municipal government of Chicago, Illinois
James Cirrone writes for DailyMail.com about the latest demands from Chicago’s public school teachers union. The Chicago Teachers Union’s contract is set to expire in June which will soon prompt…
Alec Schemmel and Meghan Blonder write for the Washington Free Beacon about a Biden administration prediction that’s unlikely to pan out. Decades-low eighth-grade reading and math scores are no reason…
Chrissy Clark of the Washington Free Beacon highlights discord in the Windy City’s schools. The Chicago Teachers Union is responsible for the failure of staff to return to in-person work,…
Evie Fordham reports for Fox News about inconvenient facts for one high-profile advocate of remote student learning. A Chicago Teachers Union leader is under fire for pushing for Chicago public…
Matthew Continetti of the Washington Free Beacon focuses on Chicago schools’ dismal fiscal picture. “The fact is there is no more money. Period,” says Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot. She’s talking…
Thomas Lifson of the American Thinker details the latest developments in Chicago’s troubling story. Chicago and the State of Illinois are lurching toward insolvency, burdened by enormous pension liabilities, political…
For starters, it looks as though Sen. Thom Tillis will support Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos, setting up a showdown vote next week in which Vice President Mike Pence…
Blake Neff reports for the Daily Caller on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s response to a local teacher pension funding problem. About 1,400 Chicago public school teachers and staff are expected…
I read today’s Education Update from Terry Stoops and learned that 39% of Chicago’s public school teachers – you know, the ones who are on strike and have the city’s…
View in your browser. Welcome On Monday, 30,000 Chicago Public School teachers and education personnel went on strike. In this week’s CommenTerry, I take a closer look at the three…
A Tweet from Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax reform caught my eye this morning: Average teacher pay in Chicago $71,000 (plus benefits) – average Chicagoan makes $30, 203. Union…
Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat, has sent a letter to the U.S. Agriculture Department expressing concern over fraud in the free and reduced-price lunch program (see Carolina Journal‘s…