Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
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Jackson Potter, Vice President of the Chicago Teachers Union: "The question before CPS CEO Pedro Martinez and CPS Board members is whether they will work collaboratively with the CTU to apply for historic amounts of federal support to upgrade and decarbonize aging facilities. Or, will they halt the momentum both parties have built that enabled CPS to win a grant to fund 50 electric school buses?"
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Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Chicago pension buyout plan mostly shifts debt rather than eliminating it, property tax surge doubles inflation over three decades
April 3, 2026
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Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
How about we rationalize the number of schools Chicago actually needs first. This type of investment is far above otherwise saner costs of construction, so lets spread those ludicrous costs over as many enrolled pupils as possible per school.
Take one look at the enrollment and employees by school and you will get an idea of which ones need to consolidate.
Absent that, hard pass.
Students can function at grade level and rather than address the problems, they fuss over having green buildings? What are they thinking?
Or, a better question may be: are they thinking?
At the turn of the last century Old Joe’s grandmother went to a rural one room schoolhouse. She passed away with more smarts than any CTU official.
Good luck with the 50 electric Lion Buses.
Most do not run, has anything changed they do not need to buy additional non functional
Buses. It has been widely reported that Lion is in trouble.
Absolutely, lets spend Billions on new buildings to house…no students and pay CPS/CTU employees to do…nothing. Lets have a school built that will serve1000 students…have 50 in the school and 70 employees. Absolutely. Investment. That’s what we need, more and more investment. That will solve the problem…Hey, it’s federal money…it’s free. Decarbonize…oh my goodness. The New Green scam…these people have one solution to any challenge…spend money. I guess distracting tax payers with construction projects beats actually teaching…CTU is the enemy. But, to be somewhat fair here, teachers who really give a damn, are limited to what they can actually do… Read more »