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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2.8% in WI, 2.2% in IN, 3.4% in MO, 3.2% in TN…
Call me crazy I feel but now that IL is finally recovering, these recent hires will again be the first to laid off with forthcoming mass layoffs on the horizon…..retail is suffering, wal-mart, amazon said they have too many employees, housing is about to tank, mortgage has already tanked, media and especially streaming is paring back, trucking and shipping is experiencing a massive slow down, oil prices are too high causing economic pain to businesses such as target, construction is slowing down massive, especially new home starts…
Free money stopped and people had to get off the couch and back to work. BD Lori and Toni will try to get them back on the couch with more free money.