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.”
Not much being said about the stunning shortfall in Ballys money that Chicago already spent. Not much at all.
Notice that the state gets over 5 times the tax revenue that the local governments get. That is 80% cut for the state and 20% for local. Most of the money should stay in the local community to help out taxpayers. If local governments would get 80% think of what they could do with that money. Al Capone is rolling in his grave if he knew how much the state is getting from betting which was not legal then. Also booze and cigarette taxes bring in millions more. Keep most of the money locally and keep it from the Springfield… Read more »
JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE ILLEGALS IN VISA CARDS!