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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Whoever decided Joe was the man was brilliant! How can you hold an idiot responsible for anything! Particularly if you voted for the idiot!
So, there is not enough electricity to keep people cool in the heat…
Here’s an idea…
Lets double the demand for electricity by pushing electric cars on everyone…
Brilliant…
I’ve come to the conclusion Illinois is the testing ground for the left.
LOL, wrong conclusion. The progressives aren’t testing anything. They’re merely implementing their insane ideology here first because they can progressives run Springfield. A few years back, the progressives won many Democrat primaries throughout the state. Winning the primary in a D district means an automatic election win. The Black caucus is extremely progressive too. Any D not considered progressive enough is immediately primaried by a progressive further to the left. For example, in 2019, an extremely left wing progressive Jewish Rabbi (Rep. Yehiel Kalish) voted present on the Abortion Bill. The progressives were unhappy with that vote and primaried him.… Read more »
The party system has to be abolished . No majority or minority, only individuals.
A real solution to energy won’t be reached from the political side until the actual players, ie. the engineers, are engaged.
Right now, you have all the other majors from campus clutching their pearls and crying in anguish about climate change.
And look where they’ve gotten us.