Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes, why lawmakers don’t want to touch the tax’s cost drivers, just how much Illinoisans’ tax burden has grown over the decades, why Gov. Pritzker failed to meet his promise to reform property taxes, and more.
Illinois’ dismal education numbers – especially for minority students – are embarrassing to politicians and officials. But rather than admit there’s a problem with Illinois’ education system, they attack the state’s own standards for being “too high,” instead.
Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the free speech controversy brewing in Wilmette due to the city’s refusal to fly a religious freedom flag, the city’s left-wing excesses and the growing culture war, the latest money spent on the illegal immigrant crisis, and more.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 4/14/2024.
Chicago Public Schools is failing its students in almost every way. What can be done to save the educational futures of Chicago’s children? Join Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski as he participates in an education roundtable discussion hosted by Seeking Educational Excellence (SEE).
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It is of note that Brookings published this work. Detractors cannot plausibly cast Brookings as a conservative institution – it reliably leans left of center in most cases. Notwithstanding, those in the political status quo will likely find a way to dismiss or marginalize this work.
Yes, indeed. There’s much that’s notable about piece. Spiotto is very close to the Civic Federation which, while they do great research, has been very timid and weak on solutions. Note in the piece how Spiotto emphasizes the impossibility of the math we face. That’s what Civ Fed and so many others have not been candid about. It’s also core to his legal theories that run through the piece. Impossible math dooms core government services, so Congress and Federal courts will be receptive, he thinks. I agree.