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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Not a “culture”, but a purposeful agenda of crime complacency.
Question: Does the SAFE-T act (or whatever it’s called) remove law enforcement (meaning police officers) qualified immunity?
The lawlessness and criminality that will result from having more people who’ve been arrested and charged with a crime out on the streets will fall hardest on our Black communities. Of course, in Illinois, that’s been an easy phenomenon to ignore since the woke-n-progressive-n-liberal crowd has made sure that you can’t even mention how coddling criminality has devastated Black communities without being labeled a racist. Thing is, releasing criminals from custody while they wait for a trial that will likely never actually happen is already a huge problem. Felon in possession of a firearm, assault, robbery, burglary, mob action –… Read more »
GG,
The dismal tide of the progressive agenda has been the best thing that ever happened to those who are employed in the dismal trade.
We call this bill ‘reparations’.