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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Why don’t I believe her?
I believe nearly all of her career involved government jobs followed by appointments to judgeship positions. She graduated a middling law school with no other special qualifications to speak of other than being married to Chicago’s most powerful alderman. (Burke was appointed to the Illinois Appellate Court in 1995, and was later appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court in 2006. She was named the chief justice of that court in 2019.) There are nearly 100,000 lawyers in the state, many of them very accomplished and very smart, and this is the only lawyer they could find in 2006 for an… Read more »
Rather like Kamala Harris’ ascension to the vice presidency – it definitely wasn’t talent, qualifications, and merit. She’s a national embarrassment every time she speaks and cackles.