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Flyers shared on social media showed plans for a 1 p.m. walkout by Chicago Public Schools and Noble Charter Schools students. "Bring your voice. Bring your friends. Bring your power," the flyer read.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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“ Bring your green card. Just in case.”.
This is another example of mismanaging taxpayer money. There are so very many examples.
Well CPS certainly is not about teaching students. This is demonstrated by students dismal test scores.
Would be willing to bet that the Schools/Teachers gave these “students” extra credit for doing this, and gave them an “excused absence” for doing so. Heck, wouldn’t be surprised if this was a “field trip” and they were bussed over there to begin with.
The indoctrination of students clearly shown here . Forget education go protest .