Commentary
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently summarized the core problem with Chicago’s public education system in plain but powerful terms.
Lightfoot stated during a recent debate with two of her opponents in the Chicago mayoral race that the Chicago Teachers Union brought “chaos” to Chicago Public Schools. Lightfoot blamed CTU for the district’s enrollment decline and criticized the union’s frequent work stoppages that upended the city.
I never thought I’d hear myself say Lori Lightfoot was right, but she was spot-on in this case. She only left out one thing—why the union is doing what it’s doing….