Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the potential dismantling of the Department of Education, why only half of Chicago Public Schools funding makes it to the classroom, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, why the city’s pension debts have grown out of control, and more.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- Chicago’s black hole: Pension debts jump even though taxpayers pour billions into city funds
- One big reason Chicago Public Schools is facing a billion-dollar deficit
- Only half of Chicago Public Schools’ $10 billion in yearly spending makes it to the classroom
- This one graphic explains why Illinois is such a financial mess
Audio and summary 
If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Steal millions and lose thousands in Chapter 9. Bleat pension theft and shed croc tears.
Much better to impose PBGC caps and actuarial adjustments on the whole gang of pirates and let the losers (a minority) use their own money to pay lawyers to seek justice from empty treasuries.
Greater good is preserving funds for teachers and janitors and forcing blowhard administrators to suck wind.
Only in Chicago –
School enrollment declines, let’s ‘increase’ staffing…
Meanwhile, crime surges, lets ‘decrease’ the amount of police officers…
Brilliant…!
It amazes me when I look back and see what nuns were able to accomplish with a shoestring.
It will be a horse race to see which public pension fund will collapse first. My money is on the CTPF.
Yup. And no federal bailout.Instead the CTU will steal from the rest of Illinois so that the rest of the state can hate these grifters too.