'We are not intimidated or swayed by the bullying tactics of Brandon Johnson and Stacy Davis Gates and their members. We are actually tired of it.'
CHICAGO â Should Chicago Public Schools receive the billion dollars in state funds the Chicago Teachers' Union and the mayor said they deserve?It's a big money ask, and a big group of teachers headed to Springfield today to make their pitch.In red shirts, they came south seeking green.A heated CTU found a chilly reception in some pockets of the state capitol.Sen.
The heart of their argument is a formula agreed upon years ago to fund Illinois schools fully.'We are not asking, lawmakers. We are demanding what they said. Rauner, a Republican, promised us. Now it's time for them to fulfill that promise,' said Eric Weller of Wells High School. Senate Republicans from Chicago's suburbs said they're not buckling.
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