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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Scum Times calls it a political stunt by Abbott. I say it was a brilliant move. He exposed the massive southern border problem and made the sanctuary cities put up or shut up. Also put the onus on Crooked Joe, who does not give a shite.
Exactly correct. The ‘solution’ that’s entirely within Illinois Dem’s control is to stop being a ‘Sanctuary State’ for illegal aliens that the Fed’s refuse to return to the Mexican side of the border.
Let the UN help Mexico put tents up on the South side of the Rio Grande.
CTU/Brandons conundrum is that there’s tons of space for migrants in closed or only fractionally used CPS schools in “dis-invested” black community ready to go, which every pol knows. But using those empty CPS school for migrants would contradict his whole black community investment/ disinvestment shtick. So it’s easier to dump the shelters/now tents up in my neck of woods….in any case the floods just getting started.
Oh, such insight.
Johnson is doing what all IL Democrats do — copying every moronic idea from their lib-tard cousins in NY and CA