Teachers Unions serve the interests of adults. In Chicago and elsewhere, they are in the business of winning better salaries and benefits, protecting job security, and otherwise advancing the interests of their members.
That’s why in 2012 CTU members—some of the country’s best paid teachers— went on strike until their pay was increased 16 percent.
Here’s the deal. The kids in the system are cannon fodder.
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