It includes kids who have turned down charter seats and are now enrolled in other schools.'

In a Tribune oped last week, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said the argument for more charters is 'based on an unsubstantiated, discredited 'waiting list' of 19,000 students.'Ī report by WBEZ-FM this week said the estimate 'significantly overstates demand' because it 'counts applications, not students, meaning if a student applies to four schools, he or she is counted four times.