The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has announced a $50 billion plan that includes free abortion services, cash grants for immigrants, LGBTQ concessions, big pay increases, and more, despite declining enrollment and worsening student proficiency rates. is requesting a contract.
Even though the average salary for Chicago Public Schools teachers is already $93,182, which is about $20,000 more than the average salary in the U.S., the contract CTU is submitting would give them 9% annual raises through 2028. is required. $73,000 A year in the making for teachers in other parts of the state.
Pay raises will make Chicago teachers among the best. paid The state will eventually set the annual salary at $144,620 by 2027, Fox News reported, citing the Illinois Policy Institute.
Additionally, teachers in Chicago earn nearly twice the city’s median household income.
As Fox News pointed out, to put the $50 billion contract teachers are seeking into context, the total tax revenue earned by the entire state of Illinois in 2023 was $50.7 billion. That means Chicago teachers feel entitled to all the tax money they receive from the state.
The contract also calls for the city to pay for annual retraining for teachers on LGBTQ issues in order for them to remain certified to teach. The contract includes other radical demands on gay issues, including a requirement that the city build “gender-neutral” restrooms in all schools. CTU is also calling for new rules to prohibit teachers from telling parents if their children are transgender at school.
CTU is also asking the city to give every immigrant student a $2,000 check to cover transportation costs, “mental health counseling” and academic support.
Meanwhile, in February, 55 Chicago public schools reported zero students were proficient at grade level in reading and math.
Not a single student can do math at grade level in 53 years. #Illinois school. For reading, there are 30 schools. There are no students.Educational data from @ISBEnews
This is another indictment of the state’s education system.via @wire pointhttps://t.co/rMZlnHjcgK #twill #schoolchoice… pic.twitter.com/meKyUDo7sk
— Wirepoints (@Wirepoints) February 14, 2023
Despite President Joe Biden’s surge in illegal aliens, Chicago Public Schools is also being asked for big pay increases, even as its student population is shrinking as residents leave the city.
according to WTTW-TV, in the 2013-2014 school year, CPS served more than 400,000 students. However, by 2023, its student population had declined by approximately 80,000 students, to a total of approximately 322,106 students.
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