CTU chief Stacy Davis Gates argues CPS needs to borrow to avoid cuts

Chicago Teachers Union sanctions closures of two Acero schools as Democrats prepare massive assault on public education

The closures displace hundreds of students and nearly 100 educators, dissolve vital community institutions, and underscore the CTU’s role not as a defender of educators and students, but as an enforcer of austerity.

Chicago Teachers Union demands loans to cover $529 million deficit – Washington Examiner/MSN

The CTU's Stacy Davis Gates also called for the Illinois state government to increase its financial contribution to the CPS budget by over a billion dollars.

CTU chief Stacy Davis Gates argues CPS needs to borrow to avoid cuts

With Chicago Public Schools facing a $529 million budget deficit, Stacy Davis Gates says Chicago needs to stand up to President Donald Trump’s attacks on public education by supporting its schools.

CPS needs to borrow to avoid cuts, CTU chief Stacy Davis Gates argues

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates made the case Monday for the school district to borrow funds to address a $529 million budget deficit. She cast the decision as one that would show whether the city will support its public schools by doing what’s necessary to avoid cuts or give in to what she sees as President Donald Trump’s mission to dismantle them. “The budget and its choices manifest into real impact that our young people ge…