Chicago Teachers Union Dismantles Merit Programs

They are not interested in teaching. From Chicago Contrarian: The Threat the Chicago Teachers Union Poses to Students’ Health and Safety

The Chicago Teachers Union leadership is working overtime to restore their shrinking public support by escalating fears that the coming federal intervention is akin to a foreign invasion, presenting the CTU as the great protector of Chicago’s public-school children. The CTU CORE leaders and the CORE Caucus are anything but defenders of students. The fact remains that the CTU has never prioritized either the public safety or the educational well-being of Chicago’s students. Instead, the union has by their policies and actions put students at increased risk while inflicting long-term generational damage. Let’s look at the ways.

I'm shocked that a teachers union - especially in large Blue City - would be worried more about politics and equity that teaching kids. OK, not shocked at all.

This is no accident. It is part of a broader CTU-driven campaign to shield underperforming schools from scrutiny by eliminating clear accountability measures.

Heaven forbid you would reward good people and get rid of the bad. That sounds a bit too much like.... MERIT. We can't have that.