Au contraire. She knows EXACTLY what she is doing. She knows that Obama is panicked and desperate, and he will agree to ANYTHING that removes difficulties from his path to re-election. AQ knows it and so do Chicago Teachers. Better to let him twist in the wind for a few days and see what else you can get.
Yup, now the teachers get their 16% raise and will be be payed an average of $80,000 per year before benefits which include lavish health care and pension programs and the illiteracy rate of the students they teach will increase from the already astronomical 79% to a higher level of illiteracy due to the even lower level of accountability and standards demanded in their contract.
A lot of the teachers in the Chicago School system are totally unqualified are almost as illiterate as the students the teach and graduate. In fact, many are graduates of the school system they now teach in.
Patronage and nepotism gets you your job in Chicago's Public School System, not your eduction, qualifications or ability to teach
The people of Chicago are getting screwed and they deserve it for electing these clowns.