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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Fake News Fraud Shit-Rag ‘Chicago Magazine’ Offers A Screed About The Conservative Wards In Chicago — INCLUDING A VILE ANTI-SEMITIC DOG-WHISTLE RANT AGAINST THE 50TH WARD’S JEWISH ALDERMAN, AND HER ORTHODOX JEWISH SUPPORTERS – Chicago Magazine
Well, duh! Because, like communism, leftist policies go against human nature, and are so unpopular, that they can only be kept in place under by force. For example, covid policies were really unpopular in many places because they didn’t work: wearing masks that didn’t work, closing down public places didn’t stop the spread, forced vaccinations that didn’t stop transmission. The only way to keep these policies going is to censor, stifle speech, cancel people, threaten them with arrest or loss of their freedom or job.