I teach underprivileged students but Chicago school bosses won’t let them play chess Fox News
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Illinois Policy Institute Director Mailee Smith joined ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss the union’s $50 billion demands as students in Chicago suffer low proficiencies in math and reading.
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IproudlyserveasamathteacherandchesscoachatEllaFlaggYoungElementarySchoolwithintheChicagoPublicSchools(CPS).
It’swithasenseofurgencyandaheavyheartthatIshedlightonadeeplytroublingsituationaffectingtheunderprivilegedstudentsinmycare.
InJanuary,despitegrapplingwithmyownhealthchallengesandfinancialhardships,Itookituponmyselftopurchaseplaneticketsfor10ofmystudents.
CHICAGOTEACHERS’$50BDEMANDSINCLUDEPAYHIKES,ABORTIONS,MIGRANTACCOMMODATION
Theseticketswereintendedtoprovidethemwiththeopportunitytoparticipateintheprestigious2024NationalK-8ChessChampionshipinAtlanta,scheduledforMay9-12.Thejourneywassupposedtobeacelebrationoftheirhardworkanddedicationtothegameofchess.
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