Chicago’s striking teachers earn 74K per year, and 39% send their own children to private schools

wordpress ^ | September 10, 2012 | Dan from Squirrel Hill

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Chicago’s striking public school teachers earn $74,839 per year, and 39% of them send their own children to private schools

The striking public school teachers in Chicago earn $74,839 per year – and they get summer off.

The U.S. Department of Education says that 79% of Chicago eighth are graders not grade-level proficient in reading, and 80% are not grade-level proficient in math.

Chicago’s charter schools are still open.

39% of Chicago’s public school teachers send their own children to private schools.

[gibsosa]

Well, there’s a surprise....

[ari-freedom]

“and 39% of them send their own children to private schools”

at least there’s hope for some Chicago kids

[kcvl]

They should test the teachers first to see if they can pass the tests. And they are so healthy too, must be listening to Michelle Obama. /s

[kcvl]

[Terry Mross]

As does obama....so did Clinton....Biden....Pelosi....and they can afford it because we pay them.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Hey, I've seen that video...

[SERKIT]

The ILL-ANNOY Republicans (most in Name Only) could have used this episode to set the Illinois Prairie on fire in the style of Indiana or Wisconsin. But, they always miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. This is directly tied to the vicious cycle of pensions, teacher union campaign donations, compliant pols, higher teacher wages, strike or threat of strike, higher taxes, more burden on an already-broke pension plan.....rinse, repeat. Rahm never passes up an opportunity to take advantage of a crisis. In this case, the ILL-ANNOY Republicans are missing that chance to make a difference.

[Sivad]

If Obama wins another term Chicago city limits will stretch from
Portland , Maine to San Diego. I’m not that fond of deep dish
pizza.

[rcrngroup]

The faces of the “tolerant” lefties & RAT bastard socialist demoRAT union teachers..... faces contorted with hatred & greed!!! Anyone would have to be nuts to send their young children into this cesspool of human filth!

[Dacus943]

"39% of Chicago’s public school teachers send their own children to private schools."

I figure that means 61% of them are real dumbasses!

[unixfox]

Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, just like the drones they teach.

Pathetic.

[bfree]

That photo looks like a Richard Simmons workout video!!

[mosesdapoet]

In the 1950’s the third largest school system in the US was in Chicago ...Run by the Catholic Archdiocease....

[Gene Eric]

It wouldn’t surprise me if we wake up one day to a spontaneous, full-throttled nationwide rejection of public education.