Entries by Joe Miller

Striking Chicago Teachers Have Worse Standardized Test Scores Than Illinois Students, But Are Paid $100k per Year

The Chicago teachers’ union agreed Tuesday to end the strike and accept some of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s reforms in exchange for pay increases that would bring the average teacher’s salary to $100k a year. Chicago taxpayers should be outraged as these teachers’ average standardized test scores are less than the average Illinois student’s.