4,000 low-income Chicago students on verge of losing scholarships

By Dylan Sharkey

10/13/2023

Thousands of Chicagoans will soon have their scholarships cut off thanks to political pressure from the Chicago Teachers Union.

TAGS: Chicago, Invest in Kids

What is the Invest in Kids scholarship program, and why it matters

By Hannah Schmid

10/13/2023

Over 9,600 low-income students rely on the Invest in Kids scholarship program to attend schools that best fit their needs. Here’s what you need to know about the program and why it is important lawmakers extend the program this fall.

TAGS: Invest in Kids

Vallas: Prepare for next Chicago Teachers Union contract to hurt

By Paul Vallas

10/11/2023

As negotiations begin on a new Chicago Teachers Union contract, expect them to push for higher pay, less work, less accountability and less competition. None of those things will lead to better educations for Chicago’s children.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Chicago Teachers Union spends less on representing teachers under Stacy Davis Gates

By Mailee Smith

10/11/2023

Just 17% of CTU’s spending in 2023 was on representing its members – down from previous years on record.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Stacy Davis Gates

Chicago Teachers Union membership drops under Stacy Davis Gates’ leadership

By Mailee Smith

10/10/2023

Nearly 500 education employees have stopped affiliating with CTU in the past year. But the number of members leaving the union could be even larger than currently reported.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Stacy Davis Gates

Chicago Teachers Union runs first reported deficit under Stacy Davis Gates

By Mailee Smith

10/05/2023

For the first time since the Chicago Teachers Union started filing federal reports, the union reported spending more money than it took in for its 2023 fiscal year. It underscores members’ concerns about union leaders for years failing to provide required audits.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Stacy Davis Gates

Union bosses boost their kids’ dreams as they kill arts students’ hopes

By Dylan Sharkey

10/05/2023

The Chicago Teachers Union and the Illinois Education Association have leaders sending their children to private schools for brighter futures. So why are they working to end the hopes of two performing arts students and their 9,600 low-income peers?

TAGS: teachers union

Chicago Teachers Union political spending up nearly 3X under Stacy Davis Gates

By Mailee Smith

10/03/2023

The Chicago Teachers Union’s latest filing with the U.S. Department of Labor confirms the union is pouring more money than ever into politics.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, stacy

Stacy Davis Gates’ income is 543% more than families she wants denied scholarships

By Mailee Smith

10/02/2023

New data filed with the U.S. Department of Labor shows Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates’ total income tops $289,000. The average household income of families receiving the Invest in Kids scholarships she wants to kill “for good” is just $45,046.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Invest in Kids, Stacy Davis Gates

Chicago Teachers Union spending on teachers down, politics up in 2023

By Mailee Smith

09/28/2023

The Chicago Teachers Union’s most recent federal report reveals just 17% of its spending in 2023 was on representing teachers, but it tripled its political spending from the previous year. Nearly 500 teachers left the union.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Stacy Davis Gates

Stacy Davis Gates

4,000 low-income Chicago students on verge of losing scholarships

What is the Invest in Kids scholarship program, and why it matters

Vallas: Prepare for next Chicago Teachers Union contract to hurt

Chicago Teachers Union spends less on representing teachers under Stacy Davis Gates

Chicago Teachers Union membership drops under Stacy Davis Gates’ leadership

Chicago Teachers Union runs first reported deficit under Stacy Davis Gates

Union bosses boost their kids’ dreams as they kill arts students’ hopes

Chicago Teachers Union political spending up nearly 3X under Stacy Davis Gates

Stacy Davis Gates’ income is 543% more than families she wants denied scholarships

Chicago Teachers Union spending on teachers down, politics up in 2023

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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