Chicago Teachers Union president raises eyebrows with claims about conservatives Fox News
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IllinoisPolicyInstituteDirectorMaileeSmithjoined‘Fox&Friends’todiscusstheunion’s$50billiondemandsasstudentsinChicagosufferlowproficienciesinmathandreading.
ChicagoTeachersUnion(CTU)PresidentStacyDavisGatestoldanewsradiohostthatconservativesdonotwantBlackchildrentoread,addingthatitis“partoftheoaththeytaketoberightwing.”
InaninterviewpublishedonWBBMNewsradio’ssiteonSunday,thestation’spoliticaleditor,CraigDellimore,spokewithDavisGateson“AtIssue,”abouttheunion’scontractdemands.
Someofthedemandsincludedsocialjusticeissues.
Duringtheinterview,DellimoreaskedDavisGatesabouttheteacherunioncontractproposalsthatdrewcriticismfromconservativesforbeing“toobig,”andraisingconcernsthattoomanyelementsarenotdirectlyconcernedwitheducation.
CHICAGODEMOCRATSOUNDSALARMAS55SCHOOLSREPORTNOPROFICIENCYINMATHORREADING:‘VERYSERIOUS’
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