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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Once again folks, don’t anybody confuse a Democratic Party kickback scheme with education.
CTU is only concerned with money and power — education isn’t even an afterthought
Education starts in the home.
And then the public school system destroys it.
Warning. Different now: -quality of life/safety way down -virtual work is viable -no/little progress, or even discussion by politicians, of key items of interest to many Will’s article is on point–and he even skipped a few big items: highest outbound refugees; Boeing; Citadel; worst bond rating (along with NJ) in the country; #1-3 in political corruption (yet AG does nothing); #1-3 highest overall tax burden in the country; no little impetus to make public sector more efficient (ie billions fraud IDES); IL budget dropped about 24 hours before legislature vote-every year; ruthless gerrymandering (promotes maga–See Washington Post article of Friday… Read more »
Love George Will, my Champaign homie.
Best line in his opinion piece;
…. buffeted by progressive policies implemented by politicians who are the CTU’s poodles.
The greatest cancer in Chicago is the Chicago Teachers Union. Bust this union and fire all of these incompetent vermin.
All this failure is so easily camouflaged as ‘success’ in Illinois.
That must be true – people keep voting for it.
I hope that starts to change soon….
The CPS did not teach a generation of students anything. The CTU protect the teachers for their failure to do their job. Now the public will pay for years to come as they only have skills that are criminal.