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."
CTU: Stacy Davis Gates is a cruel hypocrite
CTU: Stacy Davis Gates is a cruel hypocrite
Report claims union support is increasing, but not for Illinois government unions
Report claims union support is increasing, but not for Illinois government unions
A recent report by a pro-union Illinois organization claims nationwide support for unions is increasing, including in Illinois. The Illinois part is wrong, at least for government unions. Here are three things you need to know about Illinois unions.
Government union power unleashed on Illinois House speaker
Government union power unleashed on Illinois House speaker
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch – who supported an Illinois constitutional amendment granting government unions unprecedented power – is reportedly refusing to meet with a union seeking to represent his own staff.
Vallas: SAFE-T Act starts Monday. 4 ways to make it safer
Vallas: SAFE-T Act starts Monday. 4 ways to make it safer
Proponents of the SAFE-T Act see it as an end to discrimination in a system that favors the wealthy. Opponents see it as depriving law enforcement of the tools they need to keep streets safe. Both are right. Four legislative actions could fix that.
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.
The Policy Shop: The Chicago Teachers Union’s hypocrisy
The Policy Shop: The Chicago Teachers Union’s hypocrisy
This edition of The Policy Shop comes to you from policy analyst Hannah Schmid. Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates believes in school choice – for herself. Now that she’s admitted her child attends a private high school, she is attempting to spin the hypocrisy of trying to stop low-income families from making that same choice into...
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.
CTU: Stacy Davis Gates’ ‘unfair choice’
CTU: Stacy Davis Gates’ ‘unfair choice’
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.