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John Tillman, Illinois Policy Institute CEO, weighs in on the state of the Chicago teachers’ strike.
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Chicago covering this for us we'll Chicago students and Max out taxpayers -- the biggest losers in this teachers strike.
Teachers according to my next -- only have -- students' best interests at heart.
Dining out more John Tillman is the CEO of Illinois policy institute -- I -- -- all agree with you a bit.
Admit that teachers themselves are really you know bad people but their union leadership.
Turn down a 30%.
Raise offer from the city -- on the 60% off offer on the table what gives here.
I think what gives here is that the -- rank and file teachers are many of them were -- -- teachers.
What the -- trying to do is identify the excellent teachers so they can be better rewarded.
And try to identify those teachers who are not doing good job so they can be removed from the front of a classroom and not have children's futures in their hands if they're not good teachers the teachers union on the other hand wants to remove accountability from the process and that's really what ultimately is at play here but -- -- -- World -- benefit of that limit what is the benefit of that from the union perspective visited -- issue.
During the tenure issues dissect complete power grab here and -- -- understand.
Why they would whether letting this -- one another minute of the courtroom -- manual which can't be comfortable for anybody.
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-- -- to be very blunt about it -- fear accountability for teacher performance and the unionized schools the union has essentially usurp control of the Chicago public school system.
Away from the public and away from the Chicago public school system this is -- by the fact that kids have not been in school now for going on the second wait.
And the -- you know most of the time when you have these kind of votes they don't ever get these kind of strike votes.
This year and in the Chicago teacher's union is the most radicalized him in the country they voted 90% to take this strike.
And it's all about maintaining jobs in the -- that flow from the jobs because that is their business model.
When they march -- march saying -- schools our schools they don't think it's the teacher they don't think it's that.
People schools they don't think is the children's schools they don't think it's the parents will make sure don't think it's from a manual schools they think it's their schools and they've demonstrated so far that they have the power.
Okay biggest the kids' schools but maybe I'm wrong on that should act says it expects pointers -- the key point here is the reason we're in this situation is because the union has all the power the parents are completely locked out of this the people that are at the negotiating table.
Are the board of those school district represented mayor Emanuel and Carol Lewis represented a teacher's union the parents don't have a seat at the table and it's their children in these schools and that's why it's going on the way -- -- the parents need to see.
And they get that through a more power -- through school choice.
And John -- -- remind our viewers at home exactly the numbers that we're talking about are we our business network and we were looking at pay 74 Brandon change.
-- work days five hours and 45 minutes double that -- -- the most the rest of the country.
And then 60% Chicago students only complete high school minutes at 60% so that's a report card that in most parts of the country -- on acceptable.
At what -- the teachers say all of that.
Of the union law I think -- to be blunt about those are those are terrible glamorous product can think kit form ten kids who go to school in Chicago don't graduate from high school.
Almost the numbers are horrific in terms -- reading writing math and science and what the teachers say the teachers say that the kids are poor and disadvantage and that's why you can't hold us accountable.
Meanwhile and charter schools and other schools around this country privates are on this Citi private schools are taking those same kids in performing exceptionally well.
Nine of the top ten schools in the city are charter schools in terms of a CT scores and that's what this teachers are afraid of they're afraid of the competition from charter schools.
And private schools and that's why they're going on strike to prevent accountability.
You think of the Chicago economy can handled us.
Not a great question I think for your viewers in particular that's important you know here's the thing that nobody's talking about -- the mayor has on the table -- 300 million dollar deal over the life of this proposal.
Where is that money gonna come from -- have a 665.
Million dollar deficit this year they're working off the reserves to get through this year.
Next are they -- a one billion dollar deficit over the next few years -- three billion dollars where is that money gonna come from.
Other gonna ask the federal government for a bailout they're gonna ask this taxpayers of Illinois for a bailout because the city and the school system are both broke.
John Salmonella policy -- -- CEO of interest in take three John thank you.
You -- thanks revenue down.
