Day Late and Billions of Dollars Short: CTU Reacts to CPS CEO Following Up on Their TIF Funding Proposal With Smaller Proposal of His Own
October 10, 2024
October 10, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 10 -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024:
Today CPS CEO Pedro Martinez is quoted publicly for the first time advocating for TIF funds to be allocated to Chicago Public Schools as a means to provide revenue for the district. The CEO's statements come hours after the Chicago Teachers Union held a press conference to call for that exact strategy and fall short compared to the one billion dollars the union outlined as availab . . .
Today CPS CEO Pedro Martinez is quoted publicly for the first time advocating for TIF funds to be allocated to Chicago Public Schools as a means to provide revenue for the district. The CEO's statements come hours after the Chicago Teachers Union held a press conference to call for that exact strategy and fall short compared to the one billion dollars the union outlined as availab . . .