Chicago Contrarian announced on X that it shared commentary from Paul Vallas, former Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO, arguing the Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) actions contradict its said commitment to protecting and educating CPS students.

According to Chicago Contrarian, Vallas contends that the CTU’s leadership has shifted away from prioritizing educational outcomes, instead emphasizing its political influence. He argues that CPS under CTU leadership has abrogated responsibility for maintaining high standards by socially promoting students—moving them from grade to grade regardless of mastery of content. Vallas also claims that the policy shift includes scrapping school ranking systems and replacing academic accountability measures with "social and emotional" metrics that are more va

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