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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Idiots think it is a general election. I had a (now former) Facebook friend say “vote them out June 28” (in regards to the Dobbs case).
Errr, it’s Illinois and they all agree with you on abortion.
She must have been a Capitol Fax subscriber.
To those remaining non liberal voters of Illinois, prepare to be disappointed again in November, and this time take the hint you aren’t wanted and get out.
Ain’t this the truth, just as the housing bubble deflates too. Sell your house here, take a loss, but make up the difference with a much cheaper house in a red state.
Abortion rights is not a vote changer. Any rabid pro-choice voter already votes every election cycle and votes Democrat.
But wouldn’t it be loverly if the cowed and silent majority was sufficiently outraged by the expansion of outlaw sanctuaries for the undocumented and the arson-inclined that it’d finally had enough and decided to overturn the enablers?