Paul Vallas: The CTU, a de facto political party, is a bigger threat to public education in Chicago than Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : The old CTU contract capped the number of public charter schools as well as student enrollment.
46% : They've also systematically changed state laws to limit and undermine public charter schools, which educate 60,000 students including 25% of all CPS public high school students, 98% of whom are Black or Latino -- all for a much lower cost per pupil.
33% : Commentary | Paul Vallas: The CTU, a de facto political party, is a bigger threat to public education in Chicago than TrumpThe Chicago Teachers Union is attempting to use the election of President Donald Trump to mobilize support for its budget-busting and taxpayer-gauging demands.
31% : Let's be clear, if the second Trump administration poses a threat, it's not to families who will benefit from the administration's support for parental choice, it's to teachers' unions, who fear losing their destructive monopolies over public education.
25% : If there is a danger posed to public education in Chicago, it's not from Trump but from the Chicago Teachers Union's radical leadership and the mayor.
22% : Sadly, there is institutional racism in public education, if not by intent then by outcome.
20% : "He (Trump) has a vision to destroy public education," Johnson said at a news conference.

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