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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This is not surprising. IL is basically a third world country. We have a lot of wealthy people at the top, a hollowed out middle class, and at the bottom, we have millions of illegal immigrants and poorly educated natives competing for the scraps. So of course we’re going to have great disparities.
I saw a similar study last year that had Minnesota and Iowa as the worst states. This study has them still near the bottom. Interesting that many midwestern states are at the bottom
Despite Democrat Lip Service, Illinois Is Dead Last Among The States For The Racial Equality Of Its Economy