Chicago Teachers Union boss: "Rich white people" to blame for city's crappy schools

While my wife and I are indeed white, we are not rich. But we moved from Chicago so our daughter wouldn't have to be subjected to the city's gawd-awful public school system.

But somehow, in the eyes of a race-baiter such as CTU boss Karen Lewis, it's all my fault.

From the Daily Caller:

In a scathing speech on Wednesday, the president of the Chicago Teachers Union charged that racism and "rich white people" are to blame for the immense financial crisis facing the Chicago Public Schools.

In her remarks to an audience at the upscale City Club of Chicago, union boss Karen Lewis strongly criticized Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. She also urged the city schools to follow the strategic blueprint of the Chicago Cubs baseball team.

"Members of the status quo — the people who are running the schools and advising the mayor on how to best run our district — know what good education looks like because they have secured it for their own children in well-resourced public and private institutions," the Dartmouth graduate charged.

"When will there be an honest conversation about the poverty, racism and inequality that hinders the delivery of a quality education product in our school system?" Lewis also asked in the speech. "When will we address the fact that rich, white people think they know what’s in the best interest of children of African Americans and Latinos—no matter what the parent’s income or education level."

Hmmm...why didn't the Obamas send their daughters to a Chicago public school?

As for the Cubs, they have not won a World Series since 1908.

Hat tip to US of Arn.

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