Celia Bermudez
Celia Bermudez
“Our public school is overcrowded; safety is a concern. Also, we noticed the difference in the homework at their private school. My children there are more prepared for college.”
How Illinois public school measures fail to add up
How Illinois public school measures fail to add up
Contradictory metrics statewide point to poor accountability and grade promotion standards in Illinois. Low-income parents seeking alternatives are hamstrung as lawmakers weigh ending Illinois’ only school choice program.
Where 9,600 low-income students find private-school choices
Where 9,600 low-income students find private-school choices
Invest in Kids scholarships helped more than 9,600 low-income students across Illinois attend a private school that better fit their needs. Here’s who represents their interests in Springfield.
Sabrina Sibby
Sabrina Sibby
“If these scholarships end, it may result in me having to quit my job and homeschool my son. Having the scholarship allows them to be in a safe, respectful and trauma-free environment."
Fact-check: How misleading is Stacy Davis Gates’ ‘Dear Union Sibling’ letter?
Fact-check: How misleading is Stacy Davis Gates’ ‘Dear Union Sibling’ letter?
After Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates admitted to sending her son to a private school while trying to kill school choice for others, she defended her decision to her union’s members. To be kind, it was misleading. Here’s a fact check of it.
Stacy Davis Gates nurtures her child’s dream at private school, but wants it crushed for yours
Stacy Davis Gates nurtures her child’s dream at private school, but wants it crushed for yours
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates has chosen to let her son “live out his dream” by putting him in private school, yet she and CTU have a long history of pushing the Illinois General Assembly to deny the same choice to other families.
Chicago Public Schools get over $1.9B more since school choice program began
Chicago Public Schools get over $1.9B more since school choice program began
Chicago Public Schools has received about $1.93 billion in additional state and local funding since the 2018-19 school year, when the Invest in Kids scholarship tax-credit program awarded its first scholarships to low-income students to attend the schools of their choice.
Vallas: ‘Social promotion,’ grade inflation destroying achievement, accountability in schools
Vallas: ‘Social promotion,’ grade inflation destroying achievement, accountability in schools
Higher grades are being awarded for less achievement in our schools, which helps hide our students’ struggles since the pandemic. Combine that with teachers unions pushing for fewer accountability measures, and the needed push for academic excellence withers.
Illinois public schools funding up almost $2B since school choice program began
Illinois public schools funding up almost $2B since school choice program began
Public education has received about $1.98 billion in additional funding since the 2018-19 school year when the Invest in Kids scholarship tax-credit program awarded its first scholarships to low-income students to attend the schools of their choice.
Stacy Davis Gates: ‘unfair choice’ leads to private school for her child
Stacy Davis Gates: ‘unfair choice’ leads to private school for her child
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates said her child is in private school because the public schools lack resources. So why would she want to force low-income families into those schools?
Vallas: Fact check on Stacy Davis Gates’ rationalization for fighting, exercising school choice
Vallas: Fact check on Stacy Davis Gates’ rationalization for fighting, exercising school choice
Stacy Davis Gates conveniently ignores she and other union bosses actively work to deny poor parents the same educational choices they themselves enjoy. While Davis Gates bemoans “unfair choices” for South Side and West Side parents, she fails to acknowledge CTU leadership is primarily responsible for these disparities.
George Kokuro
George Kokuro
“I want lawmakers to know that some people out here don’t have enough money to better themselves, so they depend on people like Empower Illinois."
Vallas: School choice and the hypocrisy of Chicago Teachers Union leaders
Vallas: School choice and the hypocrisy of Chicago Teachers Union leaders
According to the Chicago Teachers Union leadership, supporters of school choice for poor children are fascists and racists. What does it say when four out of 10 CTU teachers send their children to private schools, including CTU President Stacy Davis Gates?
Vallas: Chicago Teachers Union out to destroy superior performance of charter schools
Vallas: Chicago Teachers Union out to destroy superior performance of charter schools
Charter schools give low-income and minority students a better shot at success. So why is the Chicago Teachers Union trying to hurt charter schools’ better academic performance at lower cost?