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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Pritzker’s comments are so disingenuous. He knows there is no way to lower property taxes given the financial condition of the government entities within this state. What magic pot of money does he have that would allow property taxes to be lowered? At some point every local entity will look like Harvey. Services cut to the bone and still in debt with no way forward. JB is hoping for another pandemic and a money printing federal government for bailout part 2.
What about tuition? Most people if you ask them would not know the per pupil expenditures in their school district. When they get a bill for $15K to $30 K per child maybe their eyes would be open to the administrative bloat they have to pay for and demand reforms. The parents can be reimbursed the minimum per child expenditures required by law from the state which is approx $6.500 the rest is tuition. When they see that there are 5 or 6 assistant superintendents (like Belvidere) that they pay for they would be inclined to get more involved in… Read more »