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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The media husiness has long been in major flux with big challenges posed by the internet, so there is that, but by having such a leftist slant they further undermine themselves. And why any news organization would permit reporters like Mihalopolous and the Tribune’s Pratt as two examples to use social media to promote leftist causes is puzzling. It taints the papers articles, not just their own. Seems like a crusading leftist media is getting some overdue pushback from the market.
I’d love to know what WBEZ subscriber/ audience #s are in Black & Latino communities that WBEZ claims to champion thru endless EQUITY stories!!….I’m sure the #s are next to ZERO…..EQUITY!!!!
I feel very sorry for anybody who gets laid off, especially in a sector with few job openings, like this. However, as the wokest major news organization in the state, WBEZ’s problems are largely self-inflicted.
Did they apply DEI/equity standards to layoffs….i.e. get rid of any old straight white guys first? (Or maybe they didn’t have any left in first place?)…EQUITY!!!
THEY CAN LEARN TO CODE.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learn_to_Code
Or work in a solar panel factory, Biden’s people said earlier. (And, please, easy on the all caps.)
Burn it to the ground, close the studios and sink that part of Navy Pier into Lake Michigan…