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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Two power hungry and greedy old men will be fighting to remain free the last few years of their pathetic lives. Kind of warms the heart.
Much of politics is a bunch of old folks who refuse to get out of the way: Preckwinkle is in her 70’s, Jesse White is almost 90 years old, Madigan, Burke, and plenty of other bureaucrats in positions of power are way past their expiration date. Our government at all levels is full of Tony Fauci’s who refuse to retire and get out of the way for younger people to move up.
Biden, Pelosi and Feinstein are all showing serious signs of mental capacity decline. I’m sure there are plenty on the right as well. It is not okay.