Each year the district gets more money to educate fewer, and proficiency is still far behind where it should be compared to spending.

Financial literacy plays a key role in combating poverty, but Illinois' public schools lag states such as Utah, which pioneered financial literacy education, and Minnesota, which now leads the nation in financial literacy.

Today's average CPS teacher has seen a salary increase of 86% since the 2011-2012 school year. That's over 2.5 times faster than inflation or the private sector.