That’s right. It’s OK for the “educators” in the Chicago Teacher’s Union to shut down schools and endanger kids left abandoned to streets, but it’s murder when Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel tries to shut down schools (most of them poor performers) to keep the district solvent.
Most Chicago public schools are awful, and teachers earn $76,000 per year, on average (second highest in the nation).
But who cares about all that? It’s time for the teachers, er “freedom fighters,” to protest!
Best sign yet: it's not just #Rahm, it's #capitalism #CPSclosings #EDUjustice pic.twitter.com/0v5iqsChND
— Gregory Goodman (@gregrgoodman) May 19, 2013
Rallying at Stockton on Northside march to stop #cpsclosings pic.twitter.com/lneVxd5X8H
— Jesse Sharkey (@SharkeyCTU1) May 19, 2013
The North Side march just crashed some gentrified brunch time on Clark St. I am laughing way too hard. #CPSclosings pic.twitter.com/1sacJrD1wC
— Puff the Magic Hater (@MsKellyMHayes) May 19, 2013
Chanting "no school closings" on #cpsclosings march pic.twitter.com/3pNBXpmdj4
— Julie Fain (@juliefain) May 19, 2013
Kids riding for justice on #cpsclosings march pic.twitter.com/gyiNjI1A99
— Julie Fain (@juliefain) May 19, 2013
Long #cpsclosings march underway from Ericson. Mostly parents, kids, chanting "I'm fed up won't take no more" pic.twitter.com/Q6cKHxNavL
— Julie Fain (@juliefain) May 19, 2013
Starting to march from Ericson elem. Strong crowd of 150 #cpsclosings pic.twitter.com/Oats8mGTSe
— Julie Fain (@juliefain) May 19, 2013
School to prison pipeline is fed by #cpsclosings pic.twitter.com/0OKZ9TQmnQ
— Julie Fain (@juliefain) May 19, 2013
#cpsclosings march is a family affair pic.twitter.com/Llxc0XRNvO
— Julie Fain (@juliefain) May 19, 2013
Getting ready to march at Ericson school #cpsclosings pic.twitter.com/uKiorv8yeC
— Julie Fain (@juliefain) May 19, 2013
Dyett then had students pushed in from Englewood hs #cpsclosings, still showed improvement so#cps took away resources pic.twitter.com/NmBv4bmSnt
— xian franzinger barrett (@xianb8) May 19, 2013
Community activist points where students/ppl shot around school. #cpsclosings put kids in worse schls, more violence pic.twitter.com/RKLs2H2yye
— xian franzinger barrett (@xianb8) May 19, 2013
March for educational justice arrives at Parkman elementary #cpsclosings pic.twitter.com/2Ywg0iIE8d
— xian franzinger barrett (@xianb8) May 19, 2013
Protect our children! #CPSclosings #3daymarch #AteamNY #ows #chicago #OChi #OccupyCPS pic.twitter.com/SBBunFWWsz
— Mariya (@mariyanyc) May 19, 2013
Chanting in gentrified territory: "Education is a right, not just for the rich and white!" #CPSclosings #NorthSide pic.twitter.com/V2ybomPpNd
— Puff the Magic Hater (@MsKellyMHayes) May 19, 2013
Student lead chanters: We are the students we are the kids we r the voice of confidence #cpsclosings @brothajitu pic.twitter.com/dVRkAx0PT8
— NATASHA (@1EGOTRIPPINDIVA) May 19, 2013
. @ActionNowChi parents & kids leading the west side #3daymarch against #cpsclosings w/ @SEIULocal1 @CTULocal1! pic.twitter.com/QIzCfu5Pr8
— Action Now (@ActionNowChi) May 19, 2013
West side Bethune parent addresses marchers. "Our city, our schools!" #cpsclosings #1u pic.twitter.com/UjXPqpwiQn
— Grassroots Collaborative (@GrassrootsChi) May 19, 2013
K Lewis: Driving throught Englewood, you see what lack of planning has done to a neighborhood #CPSclosings pic.twitter.com/iGt3vxr9DB
— Gregory Goodman (@gregrgoodman) May 19, 2013
"Same enemy, same fight, students & teachers must unite!" #CPSclosings #EDUjustice #Solidarity pic.twitter.com/S1rhNdpqzM
— Gregory Goodman (@gregrgoodman) May 19, 2013
String of #solidarity car honks & high 5s along north end of Washington Park #CPSclosings pic.twitter.com/dvBAJZijEe
— Gregory Goodman (@gregrgoodman) May 19, 2013
Freedom Fighters approaching Dyett High School #CPSclosings pic.twitter.com/RcpUglYeff
— Gregory Goodman (@gregrgoodman) May 19, 2013
This is a civil rights fight & it's beautiful! On MLK Drive #CPSclosings pic.twitter.com/L1kileuGcF
— Gregory Goodman (@gregrgoodman) May 19, 2013
Freedom fighters marching onto MLK Drive #CPSclosings #CivilRights #EDUjustice pic.twitter.com/5RJQCioQ5f
— Gregory Goodman (@gregrgoodman) May 19, 2013
Southside march gathered outside Overton Elementary #CPSclosings pic.twitter.com/wfJBP7iniO
— Gregory Goodman (@gregrgoodman) May 19, 2013
Aerial shot of southside march for #EDUjustice #CPSclosings pic.twitter.com/ahegnCH8TE
— Gregory Goodman (@gregrgoodman) May 19, 2013
Like seriously the #PeoplePower on 51st St DOES NOT END #CPSclosings pic.twitter.com/LdFuc88F8e
— Gregory Goodman (@gregrgoodman) May 19, 2013
Great sign from a Sexton student #CPSclosings pic.twitter.com/mM4xK2pjtf
— Gregory Goodman (@gregrgoodman) May 19, 2013
Schools are for children, not for profit #CPSclosings #EDUjustice pic.twitter.com/LCPTfDbzcr
— Gregory Goodman (@gregrgoodman) May 19, 2013
This is what democracy looks like! No school closings #cpsclosings pic.twitter.com/vWcEDEtL8a
— phillip cantor (@phillipcantor) May 19, 2013
Most of them cannot teach well, but these teachers sure do know how to raise a stink.