CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Chicago teachers are heading to Springfield to ask the state legislature for an additional $1 billion in state funding.
CTU President Stacy Davis Gates argues the federal government covered what the union estimates is a $1.1 billion shortfall, but, now that it has stopped the pandemic aid, progress such as large improvements in student reading scores are at risk.
Teachers may get a frosty reception from some lawmakers, including Republican leaders like Rep. Sue Rezin who called the school day trip “tone death” and said 340 other schools have a greater need for state funds.
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