Poverty is what’s crippling public education in the US—not bad teachers

[matthews]

1. Poverty and opportunistic politicians

AP/ July 18, 2013, 10:25 PM


Chicago Public Schools to lay off 2,110 teachers, support staff

School district spokeswoman Becky Carroll says the district is facing a $1 billion budget deficit, much of it driven by a more than $400 million pension obligation.

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis expressed surprise at the number of layoffs, saying she expected the number to be closer to 800.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57594485/chicago-public-schools-to-lay-off-2110-teachers-support-staff/

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I swear, you can hear Emmanuel, Duncan & Chee giggling with joy in the background as we type. They've got be ecstatic. They're determined to close down the schools, get rid of all the teachers, and privatize the whole damn mess.