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 would wager that none of these fathers have ever been nominated for a Nobel Prize. Has anyone looked into what these fathers do for a living? Probably not corporate leaders. Another probably the most important reason is that the single moms get much more money from programs than if they were married or had a responsible adult male in the household. The state incentivizes single motherhood. A bill was proposed back in 2016 that would require a fathers name on the birth certificate but was shot down almost immediately. Jeanne Ives was mentioned. Without legally knowing the fathers name… Read more »