By: Diane Benjamin

The Teacher’s Unions don’t need money to get their candidates elected to local school boards. They didn’t have to spend a dime last April because only their candidates ran. Unions now control the schools.

https://www.illinoispolicy.org/august-is-teacher-union-opt-out-time-what-you-need-to-know/

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Illinois teachers’ unions spend little on representing teachers, what should be their core focus. So why should teachers fund union bosses’ politics, excesses and salaries with their union dues?

Teachers need to read the rest, you can not be forced to pay union dues!

Next read this story about a local educator Sarah Fletcher: https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_ad1ca1b4-37a4-43ff-b0f5-7f6851692927.html

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Again, teacher’s need to read the rest of that story too. Teachers who aren’t activists need to opt out. Union’s are the reason kids are forced to attend failing schools. School Choice is happening in many states because it makes education competitive instead of mandated by zip code. Unions prevent making education accountable and better. Your kids deserve better. That only starts by weakening the unions political spending.