Vallas: Chicago Teachers Union restricts public school choice, too

By Paul Vallas

09/22/2023

Stacy Davis Gates’ hypocrisy isn’t just about denying families the private school choices she enjoys. It’s also a blatant attack on public school options, particularly public charter schools.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

How you can help save school choice in Illinois

By Dylan Sharkey

09/22/2023

Some Illinois lawmakers and the Chicago Teachers Union want to cut off 9,600 students across the state from attending a school of their choice. Here’s how you can save their scholarships before they expire at the end of 2023.

TAGS: Invest in Kids

Union bosses pay lobbyist big bucks to kill school choice as he sends his kids to private school

By Mailee Smith

09/20/2023

Sean Denney, director of government relations at the Illinois Education Association, makes four times more than the average family receiving an Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship. He can afford private school for his children but is trying to end that option for others.

TAGS: IEA-NEA: Illinois Education Association, Invest in Kids

Vallas: Chicago can use home rule powers to curb crime

By Paul Vallas

09/19/2023

The SAFE-T Act could make it too hard for Chicago to detain offenders. Residents can’t afford that when the city is already amid a violent crime surge. Chicago leaders should use home rule powers to create a city public safety act.

TAGS: crime

There is no longer cash bail in Illinois. What happens now?

By Joe Tabor

09/18/2023

After litigation delaying its implementation, the full provisions of Illinois’ SAFE-T Act went into effect on Sept. 18. Here’s what to expect.

TAGS: SAFE-T Act

Vallas: SAFE-T Act starts Monday. 4 ways to make it safer

By Paul Vallas

09/14/2023

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.

TAGS: SAFE-T Act

Fact-check: How misleading is Stacy Davis Gates’ ‘Dear Union Sibling’ letter?

By Perry Zhao

09/13/2023

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.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Stacy Davis Gates

Stacy Davis Gates nurtures her child’s dream at private school, but wants it crushed for yours

By Mailee Smith

09/13/2023

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.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Stacy Davis Gates

Chicago Public Schools get over $1.9B more since school choice program began

By Hannah Schmid

09/12/2023

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.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools

Vallas: ‘Social promotion,’ grade inflation destroying achievement, accountability in schools

By Paul Vallas

09/12/2023

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.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

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Vallas: Chicago Teachers Union restricts public school choice, too

How you can help save school choice in Illinois

Union bosses pay lobbyist big bucks to kill school choice as he sends his kids to private school

Vallas: Chicago can use home rule powers to curb crime

There is no longer cash bail in Illinois. What happens now?

Vallas: SAFE-T Act starts Monday. 4 ways to make it safer

Fact-check: How misleading is Stacy Davis Gates’ ‘Dear Union Sibling’ letter?

Stacy Davis Gates nurtures her child’s dream at private school, but wants it crushed for yours

Chicago Public Schools get over $1.9B more since school choice program began

Vallas: ‘Social promotion,’ grade inflation destroying achievement, accountability in schools

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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