Chicago Teachers Union Claims Austan Goolsbee Not Qualified to on Chicago Public School System Board of Directors

The Chicago Maroon reports:

The Chicago Teachers Union, however, does not see Goolsbee as suitable for the position.

The Union’s statement reads, “The mayor had an opportunity for once to show that he at least marginally valued the voice of educators and school communities.”

“Instead,” the statement continues, “he appointed a proponent of the kind of public-private 'partnerships' that are rich in returns for corporate investors, and poor on public oversight and accountability for the Black, Brown and working class families who are forced to bankroll the privatization of public services.”

An economist who was Chairman of the Council on Economic Advisers isn't qualified to the Teachers Union in Chicago....