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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The way you limit them is vote the Ds out. Then pass real legislation to help this state.
Good luck with that. The new maps make the legislature D+10 in nearly every seat and creates 6 new districts with D+ leanings with no incumbent for the sole purpose of making sure 6 Republicans lose their seats. We’d need a R+25 environment (to overcome the already D+ bias in IL) for any of these safe seats to flip. Voters in Nov would need to go crazy town and just vote straight R down ballot in record numbers and I just dont see that happening in IL. It will be a close for Irvin in Nov if he actually wins.
It’s long PAST time for the governor to relinquish his dictatorial powers.
LONG PAST.