Nearly 40% of Illinois government workers reject AFSCME membership
Nearly 40% of Illinois government workers reject AFSCME membership
The union’s federal reports show the union has suffered membership loss during the past two decades. It could be because the union’s spending priorities are completely misplaced.
By Mailee Smith, Jon Josko
Chicago Teachers Union killing charter school access for many families
Chicago Teachers Union killing charter school access for many families
The Chicago Teachers Union’s current contract limits the growth of charter schools in Chicago. The union’s new contract demands seek to further deny access and limit parents’ options for their children’s educations.
By Hannah Schmid
Hard look at job rules can pull more Illinoisans from poverty
Hard look at job rules can pull more Illinoisans from poverty
If Illinois used data-driven reviews before imposing job rules, more people could find work and escape poverty.
By Larry Han
Oppressive regulations leave thousands of jobs unfilled
Oppressive regulations leave thousands of jobs unfilled
The jobs are there. The people to fill them are there. The only thing standing in the way is Illinois’ overreaching state regulations and job licensing.
By Larry Han
Vallas: Neighboring schools show why Chicago Teachers Union is so wrong
Vallas: Neighboring schools show why Chicago Teachers Union is so wrong
Students at a private school and a Chicago public school in the same neighborhood experience very different outcomes in their educations. Which one produces struggling students? The one dominated by the Chicago Teachers Union.
By Paul Vallas
Chicago Teachers Union fails to turn $68K per student into even 1 academic win
Chicago Teachers Union fails to turn $68K per student into even 1 academic win
Douglass Academy High School had 35 students with nearly 900 seats unfilled. None were proficient on the SAT. The Chicago Teachers Union wants to add at least eight staffers there and at every other school in the district at a cost of $1.7 billion.
By Hannah Schmid
Chicago might boost housing affordability by allowing more granny flats
Chicago might boost housing affordability by allowing more granny flats
Chicago’s city council could boost housing affordability by expanding a program to allow more dwellings to be developed on existing home sites.
By Dylan Sharkey
Poverty hits Black, Hispanic Chicagoans hardest, but education, jobs fix that
Poverty hits Black, Hispanic Chicagoans hardest, but education, jobs fix that
Black and Hispanic Chicagoans are persistently impacted by poverty more than other racial groups. What city and state leaders need to focus on is helping people down the path of education, job and then family.
By Chris Coffey
Public can see Chicago Teachers Union tactics at open bargaining session
Public can see Chicago Teachers Union tactics at open bargaining session
Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union will open their contract bargaining sessions to the public for the first time on June 14. Concerned Chicagoans can attend in-person and make their voices heard.
By Patrick Andriesen
Chicago Teachers Union demands $1.7B for librarians, climate champions, gender support coordinators
Chicago Teachers Union demands $1.7B for librarians, climate champions, gender support coordinators
The Chicago Teachers Union demanded each of the 623 Chicago schools hire multiple new positions, including librarians, climate champions and gender support coordinators. Even nearly empty schools would be required to hire these extra staffers.
By Hannah Schmid