Chicago Teachers Union contract demands are totally divorced from reality – Wirepoints
May 8, 2024
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Details emerging about Chicago Teachers Union’s upcoming contract show just how divorced its demands, both extreme and expensive, are from the reality at Chicago schools. It’s not just about massive salary increases, but also about money for migrant students, climate initiatives, abortions and gender-affirming care. About blocking parental notification. Count on CTU’s demands to veer further from reality until the public finally says no.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 5/4/2024.
Gov. JB Pritzker calls it “ethics” reform.
It’s rare to see city leaders in Chicago take an open, unabashed stance on the collapse of literacy. To complain is deemed as too political, too racist or too anti-public schools. So it’s refreshing to see Willie Wilson, a successful businessman and leader of the black community, call for a literacy initiative “with the goal of getting 100% of Black students reading at grade level.”
Dem machine passes budget with some tinny TEMPORARY tax breaks for chump-change voters but then pass PERMANENT legislation, like educator’s paid covid sick days or reinstating Chicago fire pension cola, that leaves it up to local municipalities how to pay for? Or permanent $2,500 pay raises to legislators? Or who knows how much it’s going to cost business and then passed on to customers to pay back unemployment loan….and on and on. Wp needs to do a piece on all the PERMANENT legislation passed that will require NEW $funding$ in the years ahead vrs the chump change TEMPORARY tax cuts
With the 2 cent savings on gas tax increase for 6 months or so that means all I have to do is buy 108,250 gallons to break even.