Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates joins Lisa Dent to discuss Governor Pritzker saying there isn’t money “just lying around” in Springfield to fund Chicago schools. Amid a Chicago Public Schools budget proposal that plans to defer a $175 million pension payment, Gates refutes the governor's statement saying "that answer was very unserious" and that, compared to downstate, Chicago gives more than it receives.
CTU president disputes lack of state funding for schools

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