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.
Any poll I’ve seen of how residents of high crime neighborhoods feel about policing is that they want as much or more as they already have since they are taking the brunt of crime, not the politicians who think they know better.
THAT’S BECAUSE POLITICIANS INSULATE THEMSELVES FROM THE REST OF US