Illinois has more educators, less students than ever, yet officials complain about a ‘teacher shortage’ – Wirepoints
May 15, 2024
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Illinois education officials continuously claim there’s a teacher shortage across the state. Yet data from the state’s own Illinois Report Card shows that hiring at schools has been booming over the last 25 years, especially when you consider that student enrollment has been shrinking at the same time.
Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the failures of Mayor Johnson’s first year in office, what Chicago’s future looks like, why so many CPS teachers are chronically absent, the details of Gov. Pritzker’s $827 million giveaway to Rivian, and more.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 5/12/2024.
What we really have is kids without their fathers in the home which will lead to a shortage of material things and a surplus of bad consequences. There, I fixed the headline.
I don’t understand how kids these days can be so fat yet be ‘food insecure’. Regardless, I spent a few moments using streetview on google maps to look around the towns in the various rural counties, listed in this article, and they are sad, depressing places. Small town america has a feeling, a vibe, an atmosphere, a feeling that you’re apart of American. I’ve been all around the midwest, been to many small towns to vacation, for business, for events. But IL’s small towns look as run down as Rockford. Carlinville looks awful, marion is a dump, the only business… Read more »
Have you ever been in Frankenmuth,Michigan? Now that’s a small town atmosphere Bavarian style. Fantastic food all around town.The worlds largest Christmas store and the best chicken dinners you’ve had.
https://www.frankenmuth.org/ check out Bavarian Inn and restaurant’ menu. Yum!