CHICAGO - As Illinois students head back to the classroom for another school year, the Chicago Teachers Union continues to put political propaganda, money and power above reading, writing and arithmetic. See for yourself from the Chicago Teachers Union:

- Wants billions of dollars in taxes while slashing their own tax contributions

- Prioritized climate initiatives in contract negotiations that could shut down schools

- Payed teachers to skip school to lobby for their radical, progressive agenda

- Believes that “standardized testing is a tool of white supremacy”

Meanwhile, spending is up 97% and grades are down between 60% and 80%

“JB Pritzker and Brandon Johnson would rather spend billions of dollars on the Chicago Teachers Union extreme, radical Leftist agenda before balancing the budget, lowering taxes and helping Illinois families,” said Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi. “Instead of giving a blank check to indoctrinate our students, we need to be teaching them reading, writing and arithmetic while giving them the tools they need to be successful. The Illinois Republican Party will continue to fight to hold Stacy Davis Gates and the Chicago Teachers Union accountable for their failures.”