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The demonstrations, held in dozens of cities, including Chicago, were part of the National Day of Resistance, organized by a coalition of teachers unions, social justice organizations and the Democratic Socialists of America.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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Ya know, pretty soon parents are going to realize we don’t need gov’t schools anymore. Just sayin’. 😉
“…a plan that puts teachers and students at risk…”. Like shopping on Oak Street? Articulate the specific risks… Use science and data… Please. Otherwise, just acknowledge this has little to do with Covid-19.
The time to worry about inequities was in 2014, when the new rule GASB-68 required schools to post their unfunded pension liabilities on balance sheets. Most schools suddenly became bankrupt on paper. But teachers said “our pensions are affordable”. So now in 2020 CPS is $25 billion in debt with no options except budget cuts.