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Education
Chicago Teachers Union Prefers Money Over Students Reading Books from the Library
by Lennie Jarratt December 21, 2016Budget cuts continue to affect students, parents, and school staff in Chicago Public Schools. This time the librarian at Pritzker Elementary in Wicker Park was handed the pink slip. To…
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Education
Teacher Pension Crisis Is Punishing Children and Taxpayers
by Teresa Mull December 2, 2016A new report published by the Manhattan Institute warns us of an impending crisis: In the coming years, taxpayers will continue to be taxed more heavily to pay for teachers’ retirements, teacher pension debt will keep growing, and children will suffer for it.
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Education
Emmanuel Uses Charter Children as Bargaining Chip to Placate Teachers Union
by Timothy Benson October 24, 2016The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s administration reached a tentative agreement to avert what would have been the second teachers strike in Chicago in four years.
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In The Tank Podcast (ep32): Commonwealth Foundation, Regulation Impacts, and Chicago Teachers Strike
by Donald Kendal April 1, 2016John Nothdurft and Donny Kendal bring you episode #32 of the In The Tank Podcast. This weekly podcast features (as always) interviews, debates, and roundtable discussions that explore the work of think tanks across the country. The show is available for download as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast every Friday. Today’s podcast features work from the Commonwealth Institute, the Mercatus Center, the Pelican Institute, and the Illinois Policy Institute.