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.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
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.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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This is what is going on in California. Simply a one party goverment does whatever it wants.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/flurry-laws-move-blue-red-120138932.html
Thanks for linking this article. My biggest reservation about doing anything in IL is that we live in a very very blue state and it takes so much effort of everyone to shift the state to the right on any particular issue. And if we make any significant progress, the progressive response will be 10x harder right back at us. We may have won the mask issue for now, but now we are a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants, we perform most of the midwest’s abortions, and teachers/librarians/coaches are encouraged to talk to children about gender and sexuality and are… Read more »