Teachers are insanely over-compensated. They get summer offs and rarely if ever work more then a 8-9 hours a day. It’s basically a well organized welfare group who votes. I think I maybe had 2 outstanding teachers, 4 who were trash, and the rest were around average. Yet they all get paid the same. It’s an obviously …

Chicago taxpayer here. This is a well-written article but only shows one side. What people have to remember is that both Chicago and Illinois are totally broke. Adjusted for the cost of living, CTU teachers are among the highest paid in the country already. As a mother of a small child, I feel strongly that they need…