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.”
I don’t think voters are willing to take any more “pain” to see the state of IL try to upright itself, again. The pols sold that when they increased the state income tax, saying it would get the bills paid on time. Meanwhile, the pension reform never materialized and our state reps just gave themselves a big raise. IN and WI are a short drive away. They keep thinking people need to live in the state. Not so, and especially when major companies are leaving. It is time for a better plan.
“Every Illinoisan is supposed to get a $50 check from the government, topping out at a maximum of $300 for families with children. A crisp fifty dollar bill is always welcome, but it won’t change lives by much. It could, however, make voters remember Pritzker a little more fondly in November.”
It will anger people to receive such a pittance on the high taxes we pay as a state. Pritzker has no idea what things costs, he probably thinks $300.00 is a worker’s average weekly wage..