Chicago Teachers Union contract demands are totally divorced from reality – Wirepoints
May 8, 2024
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Details emerging about Chicago Teachers Union’s upcoming contract show just how divorced its demands, both extreme and expensive, are from the reality at Chicago schools. It’s not just about massive salary increases, but also about money for migrant students, climate initiatives, abortions and gender-affirming care. About blocking parental notification. Count on CTU’s demands to veer further from reality until the public finally says no.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 5/4/2024.
Gov. JB Pritzker calls it “ethics” reform.
It’s rare to see city leaders in Chicago take an open, unabashed stance on the collapse of literacy. To complain is deemed as too political, too racist or too anti-public schools. So it’s refreshing to see Willie Wilson, a successful businessman and leader of the black community, call for a literacy initiative “with the goal of getting 100% of Black students reading at grade level.”
Taxpayer-Funded Electric Busses Are Sitting Broken Down And Idled Across The Country | ZeroHedge
We just posted a story on that. Electric bus maker Proterra, from which Chicago is buying, filed for bankruptcy. Its busses are a mess in other cities. Nothing reported on Chicago, though.
Remember, RTA’s patronage hires are wailing about the 50% farebox recovery mandate that they want the Springfield imbeciles to abolish. This would enable even more spending than is currently allowed by law. Transit agencies around the globe began playing with these oversized golf carts a few years ago. The results aren’t just terrible, they are an insult to the taxpayers whose hard-earned cash has been wasted on virtue signaling paper weights. After much fanfare and fawning press coverage from the utterly useless corporate media, the buses roll for a very short time before they fail, often with fiery results. Then… Read more »
Here’s all you need to know about electric buses. Asheville does not have Chicago’s cold weather or long bus routes either..
https://wlos.com/news/alexa/5-million-loss-for-asheville-as-flawed-electric-buses-sit-idle-interim-transportation-director-jessica-morriss-maintenance-director-john-mcdaniel-proterra
PACE is building a new temple to the cult of EV.
Perfect.