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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Hey downvoter- why not come out and refute the article?
There is no teacher shortage. In the past decade or more there has been a HUGE increase in Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, etc…- basically high paying positions that are nothing but overpaid bureaucrats – pushing the toxic agenda’s and curriculum. As more Administrators have been hired – test scores have continually gone down. Our School system operate like a criminal enterprise.
Folks, don’t confuse education with a government jobs program.
No, there is not. Do downstate districts have issues hiring STEM and SpEd teachers? Of course, because they have issues attracting talent across the entire spectrum of employment. Probably doesn’t help that the teaching profession has been so politicized that any conservative teachers who once filled those STEM positions now consider schools a toxic work environment.
Schools create all these new positions, they go unfilled, then claim there’s a shortage. Yet they functioned just fine without those positions lo these many years.