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Summary and audio linked here.
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.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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OMG. What a mess these political animals are. Let’s look at their latest ‘bright ideas’ for education in Illinois…. Native American education No. This has nothing to do with educating rural Native Americans. The DEI crowd has added yet another layer to the division of America, steering teachers towards magnifying contributions that are dwarfed by the development of powered flight, the invention of Penicillin and harnessing the atom. This pablum serves to make the perpetually aggrieved crowd feel better, but does nothing to further education of any students, Native American or not. Fentanyl education Since Illinois now rakes in a… Read more »
Oh just wait until you learn about how all the elementary school districts this year are getting rid of traditional grades for standards-based reporting and grading models! No more A’s, B’s or C’s, but instead, E’s (Exceeds), M’s (Meets) & P’s (Progressing)! Imagine telling my son that great! He got all E’s! Let’s go for ice cream celebrate! What a bunch of crock this education system is.
Worse than that. Our local high school has over 80% of the students on the honor roll, making the honor roll meaningless.
“If everyone is super, then nobody is.” – Buddy ‘Syndrome’ Pine, The Incredibles, 2004.
It seems that practically daily I see an article concerned with the poor performance of Illinois schools. Now these new laws demand time for things such as relaxation or other new subjects makes me question “what class time will be cut to allow for these new things?” Our schools are failing many students and Pritzker’s answer…we need dedicated relaxation time.
We can only hope there are enough good teachers who just ignore the mandates. I asked one good one, recently retired, about all these rules. She said she would often just shut the door and teach kids what she knew they needed to learn in the ways she knew worked.
These days teachers shut the door so they can secretly transition your child…
Actually, my school district requires all classroom doors be closed and locked when students are in the building as a safety measure against an unwanted intruder. Having said that, many teachers do prop their doors open, especially in the warm weather to help cool down their rooms. Don’t know what state law says about this but I’m sure it mandates all schools have some sort of plan to be able to lock everyone in place in case of an emergency.