Chicago Teachers: Evaluate us on what we do, not on results. I wonder how that would work in the private sector?

 

Chicago teachers

• Highest average salary of any city in the US
• Average salary before benefits $76,000
• Average family income in Chicago $47,000
• Rejected a 16% raise over 4 years
• Pay only 3% of health care costs
• 71% of each new education dollar for the last five years has gone to retirement costs

Chicago students

• Only 15% of fourth grader are proficient in reading
• Only 56% of freshman end up graduating
• Only 21% of 8th graders tested at grade-level proficiency

Chicago taxpayers

• $3 billion deficit over next three years