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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Thank goodness these teachers won’t have to dip into their bank of 204 sick days.
Pure discrimination
Does teacher paid covid sick day bill provide any temporary or permanent funding by state (fed arpa funds?) to school districts to pay for all the sick days? Or, i assume, this is yet another state mandate bill conceived by pubic sec unions and pushed through state legislature that local municipalities or school districts have to some how pay for??…and once again, if your just a chump taxpayer/ homeowner your not even the game..and the sad reality is most taxpayers are to stupid to even realize it
I guess all any public sec education employee has to do to claim virtually unlimited covid sick days is claim they or their family members have potentially come in contact with someone with covid, not even necessarily within a school? No proof required? No follow-up? Zero projections of what this bill could potentially cost local school districts? Zero funding provided of who or how all the sick day will be paid for? This is nothing more than a stealth covid $hazard pay$ deal!! if your any other public sec employee in any of the crazy 7,000 units of gov– from… Read more »