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.”
This bill is to prevent seniors from dying alone, arguments about who has authority to make decisions about visitation. If 10,000 seniors lost their lives of nearly 35,000 deaths in Illinois who is responsible to ensure their safety. On May 27 and 28 of 2020 at a JB/Ezike press conference, they did a victory lap on all the good things learned from Washington state about seniors, and how Illinois was first in protecting its seniors. 10 days earlier JB/Ezike were sending out strike forces to help in following rules in congregate settings. Let’s get leadership who can prevent loss of… Read more »