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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Can the gas stations affix their own stickers at the pumps such as the one with joe biden pointing his finger at the $5.00 a gallon price and saying “I did that”?
$5.00 gas? My gas station in suburban Chicago was at $5.09 this morning. I feel like we’re in the Weimar Republic after WW I. Get paid and shop in the morning before prices went up in the afternoon. One day I paid .30 more per gallon by deciding to gas up after I returned from the dentist instead of before. As they say, he who hesitates is lost….also poorer.
The state cannot compel speech…
This should be a slam dunk…
BUT…
We are in IL after all…
Pritzker is such an idiot for forcing this issue. People are going to see right through it.
But, will the courts…?