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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What will gas prices climb to when a hurricane forms in the Gulf? Season starts in 2 days.
Gas is $5.50 a gallon by me in the suburbs.
Thankfully Wisconsin is just about a 10 mile round trip for us. Rarely buy fuel in Illinois and gas in Wisconsin is consistently $0.30 a gallon cheaper the difference has been as high as $0.90 cents a gallon cheaper. Large purchases from there as well with a straight 5.5% sales tax. Automobiles bought there as well and only pay the 6.5% state (illinois) and none of the local county taxes which could run the taxes up to 9%. Just the other day the gas station I visit was jammed, 8 pumps full and about 10 vehicles waiting to gas up,… Read more »