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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Has the author of this article went outside and talked to a few people in Southern Illinois assorted former mining towns and discussed the issue with them?
Like the inane ‘tree’ article from the other day, I got 1/3rd of the way through this article, and stopped reading. And yet, I have no idea what is the author’s point. But I got bucketful of anti-racism and DIE. And there’s some science-fiction future vision for the area with electric cars and green energy or something. But I have no idea how these are related.
Why didn’t the state continue the FutureGen project? Have you ever calculated the amount of energy that would be required to replace gasoline? Short of putting nuclear reactors in every town AND electrifying all roads, it’s gonna be impossible to replace oil with green tech. It doesn’t take very long to figure out it’s about control. Imagine the cost of food next year at current inflated fertilizer and fuel. Between the inflation and the food and energy shortage, it’s gonna be epic folks.