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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Would somebody pound this into Pritzker’s head never going to be zero.
When you take a step back and see how the pandemic has been addressed across the 50 states, you can’t help but wonder why Illinois has been an outlier in heavy-handed policies and mandates. Maybe this has always been about a governor who is a walking comorbidity, afraid to contract the virus.
Because the state is run by communists from the very top all the way down to the lowest public office. They don’t view their offices as a civic duty to represent the people, but rather, as a method of effecting change against the will of the people.
Only when it’s politically expedient. It’s not politically expedient to remove the masks now because it looks forced. other states remove mask on their own terms