It shouldn’t have taken a PhD in economics to notice this – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 17, 2024
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What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
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"Vouchers and school choice will force competition between public, private/parochial, and charter schools. That competition will be the only means to break CTU’s grip on the status quo and give children, especially those in poverty, a chance."
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Twelve Illinois Congressmen vote against bill to give federal custody to non-citizen defendants charged or convicted with assaulting cops – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 17, 2024
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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 Chicago Teachers Union Plays Hooky – Wirepoints in the Wall Street Journal*
May 17, 2024
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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.
Gov. Pritzker is using the threat of budget cuts to get more tax hikes passed – Wirepoints joins Tom Miller of WJPF Carbondale
May 17, 2024
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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.
Public education staffing has ballooned over the years…yet kids still can’t read – Wirepoints on with Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur Radio
May 17, 2024
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Ted joined Jeff Daly to discuss how politicians can never spend enough on education despite there being no accountability for that spending, the growth of education staffing across Illinois, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $1 billion demand for Chicago schools, why Gov. Pritzker is providing $830 million in taxpayer subsidies to struggling EV carmaker Rivian, and more.
Far to late – that train left the station with Bruce Rauner.
The U.S. military offered the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) years ago. It did a fairly accurate job of matching recruits to positions where they could perform efficiently. I think all CPS employees should be required to demonstrate their proficiency through a testing battery. There are people teaching arithmetic who think 1/3 + 1/4 = 2/7. There are people teaching English who can’t differentiate between to, too and two or there their and they’re.
School choice is the civil rights issue of our time — the key to setting Black kids on a path to success
Not going to happen, not in your lifetime.
CTU and CPS are not in it for education. It is all about money and shit pots full of it.
CPS is the wholly owned subsidiary of the terrorist organization CTU. School vouchers for all.