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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Sorry…no “help from Springfield”—there is no money. Chicago is the sanctuary city and must solve the issues itself.
Every day more and more people, for whatever reason, come to think, “Suggest anything you can come up with, as long as you quit admitting people who cross illegally now.” The Fed DC Swamp’s got to figure out how to get that done before they’ll be willing to bail out ‘sanctuary’ cities and states. And they can’t figure it out. They know they can’t ‘fix’ Chicago and Springfield without ‘fixing’ every Blue city in every Blue state at the same time. They’ll have to ‘fix’ Blue Denver-n-Boulder and the rest of not-nearly so Blue (our outright Red) Colorado. And they’ll… Read more »