Teachers Union Issues List Of Climate Demands As Students Struggle To Read At Grade Level
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NICK POPE
CONTRIBUTOR
June 14, 2024
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is making climate-related demands in contract negotiations as the city’s students continue to struggle mightily in the classroom, according to E&E News.
The CTU will push the city to include initiatives like electric school buses, green jobs training programs for students and reducing emissions from buildings with solar panels and other retrofits, among other initiatives, according to E&E News. Those demands are being made while 2023 testing data shows that about 75% of Chicago’s public school students were unable to read at grade level and 83% of students were behind grade level proficiency in math, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.
The union is also demanding the removal of all lead pipes in school buildings, replacement of windows that do not open and the creation of a “climate champion” role at each school to organize climate-related initiatives and activities, according to E&E News. CTU is also proposing to have solar panels and heat pumps installed in school buildings, as well as to create “heating and cooling centers” for communal use when temperatures are either very hot or very cold. (RELATED: Blue City Teachers Union Yanking Kids From Class To Attend Get Out The Vote Event For Cause It Supports)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/14/teachers-union-issues-list-climate-demands-students-struggle-read-grade-level/
