Chicago Teachers Union contract demands are totally divorced from reality – Wirepoints
May 8, 2024
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Details emerging about Chicago Teachers Union’s upcoming contract show just how divorced its demands, both extreme and expensive, are from the reality at Chicago schools. It’s not just about massive salary increases, but also about money for migrant students, climate initiatives, abortions and gender-affirming care. About blocking parental notification. Count on CTU’s demands to veer further from reality until the public finally says no.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 5/4/2024.
Gov. JB Pritzker calls it “ethics” reform.
It’s rare to see city leaders in Chicago take an open, unabashed stance on the collapse of literacy. To complain is deemed as too political, too racist or too anti-public schools. So it’s refreshing to see Willie Wilson, a successful businessman and leader of the black community, call for a literacy initiative “with the goal of getting 100% of Black students reading at grade level.”
Steve Cortes just endorsed Bailey on 560 and wants Trump to endorse Bailey too. IDK, my ‘moderate’ neighbor who bounces back and forth between R/D and votes for the candidate, not the party – I just don’t see him voting for Bailey in the general. Bailey doesn’t need to convince me to vote for him. He already has my vote if he wins the primary. He needs to convince the handful of independents in the state to vote for him. JB convinced them last election. I don’t know if Bailey is that guy to convince them this time around despite… Read more »