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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Durbin is clueless. He just spouts rubbish. He has the look of a rich rural snob.
Racists see race in everything. Always.
Not about race, it’s about gross progressive politics.
Senator Joe Biden stated that if Bush chose Brown to replace O’Connor, the Democrats would filibuster her nomination, stating that circuit court judges, unlike Supreme Court justices, “don’t get to make new law.”
Janice Roger’s Brown, a black federal judge with impeccable credentials was rejected by Biden, freshman senator Obama, and senator Durbin from Illinois. Biden threatened to filibuster her appointment. Two of most racist and disgusting politicians known, Biden and Durbin.
When Dick Durbin speaks, nobody listens.
Wasn’t there some controversy around Durbin’s handling of the Miguel Estrada nomination process during the GWB administration? Something to the effect that Durbin wanted to keep Estrada off the Court of Appeals because he was Latino and if he ever came up for nomination to the Supreme Court, it would be difficult for Dems to oppose a Latino.