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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Where I shop prices are up 30% or more. It’s ridiculous. This is really a result of free money progressive policies at the national level. We haven’t even seen the worst of it yet. There are billions of dollars of so called Covid relief programs that haven’t flowed into the economy yet. The ridiculous Biden programs of sending checks every month for children when the annual household income was up to $400,000 was insane. That would still be happening if a couple of moderate Democrats hadn’t had enough. A zero interest rate environment combined with the free money programs were… Read more »