Chicago Teachers Union contract demands are totally divorced from reality – Wirepoints
May 8, 2024
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Details emerging about Chicago Teachers Union’s upcoming contract show just how divorced its demands, both extreme and expensive, are from the reality at Chicago schools. It’s not just about massive salary increases, but also about money for migrant students, climate initiatives, abortions and gender-affirming care. About blocking parental notification. Count on CTU’s demands to veer further from reality until the public finally says no.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 5/4/2024.
Gov. JB Pritzker calls it “ethics” reform.
It’s rare to see city leaders in Chicago take an open, unabashed stance on the collapse of literacy. To complain is deemed as too political, too racist or too anti-public schools. So it’s refreshing to see Willie Wilson, a successful businessman and leader of the black community, call for a literacy initiative “with the goal of getting 100% of Black students reading at grade level.”
I read following recently. …
A study from 2014 found that strong support for a policy among the middle class has virtually no effect that a policy will be adopted.
In contrast, strong support among Americans in the top income decile—those who earn at least 173 thousand dollars a year—doubles the probability that a policy will be adopted.
But these individuals, the people who wield the most influence in policy and culture, are often sheltered when their preferences are implemented.
…Most people didn’t want to defund the police; but the most affluent sector of society did. And thus it was implemented into policy.
Well said, exactly what I’ve been trying to say below!!, And with migrant mess, JB/Brandon are choosing to virtue signal to that upper income white libtards $donor$ base vrs/at the expense of Blacks & Latinos.
another issue that could spectacularly backfire on JB/Brandon & dems, is if the $9,000 rental subsides apply to Venezuelans ONLY…Don’t forget that the Dept of Homeland Security work authorization applies to Venezuelans ONLY…..I’m sure this will backfire on Dems spectacularly with majority Mexican Latinos in US…untold millions of whom are here as undocumented immigrants
This reminds me of more days ago than I care to count growing up in East St. Louis. A lot of the well to do lived in Belleville and were constantly critical of what was going on in East St Louis on the racial front. Those well to do types had a lot to say what happened politically yet they lived in lily white Belleville neighborhoods insulated from their policies. Life continues on
Very interesting. Thanks for that. I do think, however, that today’s public views on major issues has gotten so far out of whack with what officeholders are doing that it will have to start changing elections (provided challengers can get their act together).
Majority of Chicago wants to end sanctuary status:
https://abc7chicago.com/sanctuary-cities-in-illinois-chicago-migrants-city-m3-strategies/13872569/#:~:text=%22A%20majority%20of%20Chicagoans%20prefer,were%20polled%20all%20over%20city.&text=%22It%20was%20600%2B%20likely%20voters.
But they elected a leader that has a different opinion
Not for long. He’s starting to crack. Everybody knows this isn’t going to end well.
Democrats like Pigster proving once again how much they truly hate actual citizens of the nation.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the JB/Brandon migrant soap opera/clown show plays well ONLY to upper-income white libtards. That’s the dem voter base JBs is making a calculated risk in virtue signalling playing to by diverting rental assistance for Illinoisan to migrants at the expense of predominantly low income Black & Latino Illinoisans. Because low income Blacks and Latinos are irrelevant collateral damage, JB & the machine assumes they’ll get in line as usual….