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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There are also residential mortgage debt and education debt crises. Should IL borrow money to resolve (or partially resolve) those? How about the Social Security crisis? Then there’s the Climate Crisis and the Sea Level Crisis and multiple Lake Michigan Crises. Each of these does or will adversely affect one or another minority group. Many of these will be Old People or Gay People or Native Americans or (my favorite) Children. Then let’s not forget the Veterans and remember the Immigrants who need to learn English and be supplied with translators to attend their arraignments. Anyone attempting to establish a… Read more »