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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Many of the critics will work there alongside their children.
Good jobs in the middle of nowhere are hard to come by.
For the $8 billion subsidy for the plant, they could have just given a million bucks to every household in Manteno and had plenty to spare.
Mark are you a democrat?
They just did, but now they have to work for it. Over the life of the plant millions and millions will be paid out in the form of wages.
Chitty investment for sure, but better than the Viet Nam war or Iraq war. Or even worse giving money to the CPS.