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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Because “pretending” is always a fun game for kids. Cowboy, Model, Astronaut. The costume is essential.
The entire Pritzker empire is shady. That family has been suing each other over billions for decades, and they’re off the charts in terms of strange behavior. Is it any wonder they decide to make gender bending their main agenda item, and aiming it at CHILDREN! This should be called out at the highest level and stopped. Frankly I don’t care what consenting adults do, though there is plenty of evidence they often don’t achieve happiness once they transition. Many often transition back! But when you target children, you cross a line. The program at Luries went radio silent when… Read more »
JB’s father died when he was 7 of a heart attack at age 50. Ten years later, his alcoholic mother killed herself in San Fransicko in 1982 by jumping out of the cab of a tow truck as it was towing her disabled vehicle, and she was run over. This of course has been sanitized on dickipedia as “a car accident” but it was suicide. The man was raised by nannies and distant relatives and strangers, many of whom I’m sure did bad, bad things to him, because his mother was an absent and drunk and twice divorced tragic figure.… Read more »