"Beyond policy victories, we have created a seismic shift in the rooms where Chicago education policy is shaped."
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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Chicago Teachers Union is the prime example of the evil of public sector unions. The members are greedy evil terrorists and have a special place in hell waiting for them. Since the Janus decision any CTU member who wishes to leave the criminal coven can do so. Failure to leave condems them to that corner of hell with the rest of the primordial scum.
Consider this fact: unions exist for union members enhancements, no one else’s.
Though most unions pride themselves on the quality of the product their union members produce, CTU does not. Its focus is on power – and they’ve done a bang up job accumulating it.
So, don’t ever expect CTU to consider student outcomes a standard by which they judge their effectiveness.
Somebody should tell CTU that they didn’t do any of this. It’s the voters, everybody knows that, so don’t go trying to claim all the credit. And we know just the person to break the news to them.
Union thugs spreading lies. What corrupt and laughable leadership. Stacy Davis and Brandon don’t even bother to pay their bills. (By the way, Stacy, is your primary residence Illinois or Indiana?)
Too bad that actually teaching students basic math and reading is such a low priority for the greedy CTU.
Most shamefully, they killed school choice in Illinois.
But, boy, do they know how to churn out the propaganda. Propaganda and lies–isn’t that how Hitler took over Germany…
The job of teachers is to teach our children not to shut down schools that are alternatives to public education. Is the CTU afraid of competition? They should be afraid. After all, if the product of teachers work is students ability to read and do math, the vast majority of CTU teachers should be fired.
Teaching is a noble profession but anyone worthy of the name shouldn’t agree to be a member of the CTU.
I started reading the article and almost choked on my own vomit so I stopped. What was the article about? The kids all excel in academics? Costs are under control? Taxpayers will get a huge refund for decades of over payments? School choice is #1 priority? Ooop’s some more is coming up. Gotta go!!
Among the virtues of our commitment at Wirepoints to publish all significant viewpoints is that the jokes write themselves.
Unfortunately if your a city resident, like me, the jokes on you. Your the joke and the vast majority are to stupid to know it.