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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Chicago media …..
NBC should be ashamed to report this as news. I read the article and listened to the video.
What is the metric to make a claim that Illinois is good or as good as most in the country (whatever those statements mean). A bar chart and a percent is shown. Many words said. Over 30,000 lives were lost in Illinois under JB’s leadership due to covid.
Does anyone care what the the Fraud Fauci even says!
Of course the sycophants at NBC parade out this clown. Mask, no masks, three masks, died from COVID, died with COVID…. Guy is a walking Pinocchio – though the puppet was taller, right?
At the end of the day, masks and vaccines won’t end the pandemic. Omicron will.