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, Pritzker’s favorite parasite squeezes out of his master’s vile, sweaty, fat folds to spew his benefactor’s press release. Miller is the poster child of sycophant propaganda ‘journalism’ and deserves to be considered in the same school of lies and misinformation techniques as his apparent role model, Joseph Goebbels.
In Christmas Grinch like fashion Miller slams the Republicans utilizing his ” they rarely if ever pass any substantive legislation” phrase. His rhetoric is similar to the Governor’s phrase of “MAGA right wing carnival barkers.” The thing is the Democrats in Illinois are what they are thanks to the years of gerrymandering with credits given to the likes of great people like Michael Madigan, the Daley family and a few others. I’m sorry Rich but their not being able to pass legislation in Illinois is not a reflection on their character as you like to infer and every day more see… Read more »
Interesting rather fast downvote on my post. Can we surmise that based upon the post that once again we see that Miller is still monitoring this site?