Jacksonville superintendent Steve Ptacek said, "This is the absolute wrong response from our legislators. There are multiple reasons we have seen a dramatic reduction in teacher candidates, but the most important is that our government continues to facilitate a hostile work environment for educators by removing any sense of parent and student accountability."
If you’ve been in Illinois long enough to go through a school district tax hike referendum, you’ll understand what’s going on right now as state lawmakers prepare to vote on the 2025 state budget.
Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.