Ted joined Scott Slocum to talk about Texas’ adoption of universal school choice, why the public sector unions are so against choice, why pressure needs to be brought to bear on lawmakers, why Illinois has such high gas taxes, and more.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- Illinois increasingly surrounded by school choice states. Gov. Abbott signs universal school choice into Texas law.
- West Coast gas prices for Rust Belt Illinoisans.
- 2024 data: Not a single child tested proficient in math in 80 Illinois schools. For reading, it was 24 schools.
- Illinois isn’t building homes. Housing stock is up less than 1% vs. 2020, nation’s 2nd-worst performance.
- Illinois metro areas take the top four spots for nation’s highest property taxes. Rockford takes the crown.
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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.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
CTU will never allow school choice in IL. These schools highlight how bad CPS and CTU are. Competition is not good for CTU. Instead of doing their job, they fight alternative schools who actually teach. Gates doesn’t send her son to CPS. Says it all.
More like a quicksand bog in the middle of the forest.