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HR0832
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has proposed,
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and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has agreed to implement, a
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"Day of Civic Action" to be held on May 1, 2026, an event that
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repurposes the school day for rallies, field trips to
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political gatherings, civic engagement lessons, and related
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activities instead of core academic instruction; and

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WHEREAS, CPS students continue to suffer from a chronic
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failure to reach proficiency in the fundamental "three R's" of
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education, also known as reading, writing, and arithmetic,
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despite decades of increased funding and repeated promises of
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reform; and

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WHEREAS, Recent state assessment data from the Illinois
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Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and SAT show that only
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approximately 41% of CPS elementary students are proficient in
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English Language Arts, or reading and writing, and just 26%
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are proficient in mathematics; and

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WHEREAS, These persistently low proficiency rates
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demonstrate that CPS is failing to deliver basic educational
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outcomes for hundreds of thousands of Chicago children, many
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of whom will enter adulthood without the foundational skills
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necessary for success in college, career, or civic life; and

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WHEREAS, At the same time a school day is being converted
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into a political event, CTU and CPS continue to demand
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billions of dollars in new state funding, equating into
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hundreds of millions in the current fiscal year alone and
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nearly one billion dollars more to reach the "adequacy"
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benchmark, funding that must come from the limited resources
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of the Evidence-Based Funding formula and therefore
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necessarily reduces the amount available for students in every
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other school district across Illinois; and

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WHEREAS, Diverting scarce state education dollars away
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from suburban, downstate, and other non-Chicago districts to
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underwrite political activism in Chicago unfairly burdens
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taxpayers and school districts throughout the State who
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already receive far less per pupil in funding and whose
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schools are not plagued by the same chronic underperformance;
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and

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WHEREAS, Illinois families and taxpayers rightly expect
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public schools to prioritize reading, writing, and arithmetic
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over a partisan "Day of Civic Action" that pulls students and
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teachers away from classroom learning; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

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we strongly condemn the Chicago Teachers Union's proposed "Day
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of Civic Action", which is to be held on May 1, 2026, as an
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irresponsible misuse of the school day that places a public
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sector union's political priorities ahead of the educational
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needs of Chicago's children; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we urge the Chicago Teachers Union and
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Chicago Public Schools to abandon this politicized event and
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instead dedicate every available school day to raising
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proficiency in the "three R's" of reading, writing, and
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arithmetic so that every child in Chicago receives the basic
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education they deserve; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we call upon the Governor, the General
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Assembly, and officials of the Illinois State Board of
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Education to reject any further billions in new state funding
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for Chicago Public Schools until the district demonstrates
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measurable, sustained improvement in the three R's and stops
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diverting instructional time for political activism; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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delivered to the Chicago Teachers Union, the Chicago Public
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Schools Board of Education, the Governor, and the State
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Superintendent of Education as a formal expression of
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disapproval of this action and a reaffirmation of our

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commitment to educational excellence for every student in
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every corner of our state.

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