Seventy-nine percent of the 8th graders in the Chicago Public Schools are not grade-level proficient in reading, according to the U.S. Department of Education, and 80 percent are not grade-level proficient in math.
via CNS News.
Very… very… sad.
Teachers make over $60/hour. Get awesome benefits. Not getting the job done. On strike demanding more money.
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