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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IL is doing all we can to attract folks back though. Welcome sign crossing bridge from STL says, “Welcome to Illinois where you can get a safe, legal abortion.”
College towns lose thousands of students and blame the census. No dopey, the colleges are dumps, the education is substandard and the tuition is pure thievery! What’s also interesting is that the Chicago area allegedly *gained* 149,000 people, yet when I drive around, all I see are empty strip malls, abandoned industrial buildings, blight, and formerly working class areas turned into replicas of small Mexican towns. It seems like everyone we know is leaving (And I know A LOT) and all of the evidence from moving companies and other data sources shows of outflows out of Illinois and Chicago…. So… Read more »
Thank you, Joe Biden for providing ‘human infrastructure’ to populate JB Pritzker’s sanctuary state.
In spite of the admirable Hispanic work ethic, the new population will enjoy the benefits of their working brethren without substantially contributing to the tax base that pays for those benefits.
Creating a ‘sanctuary’ state was doing no favors to taxpayers; one of JB’s earliest achievements.
What a mess!
VOTE THE BUM OUT!
They are profitable for CPS. Poor + ESL = more fed and state funding.