Taking on the teachers union

"Chicago Public Schools have a gang problem. The gang, however, is not the BDs (Black Disciples), the gang is not the GDs (Gangster Disciples), the gang is not the Vice Lords and the gang is not the Four Corner Hustlers. The gang is the Chicago Teachers Union."

- State Sen. James T. Meeks, D-Chicago, chair of the Illinois Senate's Education Committee, Oct. 17, 2009.

Yet another Democrat joins the fight against the teachers union stranglehold on public education. Now, Senator Meeks plans to push vouchers and charter schools to improve public education.