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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It’s all about Afscme (CTU, etc) making sure they secure the public health gigs away from private/non-profit providers before the fed Covid $ run out, after which Chicago/Illinois tax payers will have be on the hook to pay the bill: CDPH’s budget topped $1 billion in 2022, thanks to more than $775 million in federal grant money funneled to the agency to address the COVID-19 pandemic. But in 2023, as some of those grants expire, CDPH’s budget has begun to shrink. Arwady previously said that about 90% of CDPH’s budget is made up of federal grants, 75% of which are… Read more »
Also, Im sure Afscme, fop, etc will be going after signing up whoevers hired to respond to 911 mental health calls that CTU/BRANDON pushing for. And maybe even all the ‘anti-violence interrupters’ for all the amazing work they’re doing….the public sec union growth opportunities in the mental health racket are endless!!! With dopey taxpayers/voters signing off as usual