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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Folks, don’t confuse property taxes paid with an educational outcome.
Lemmie guess: The Teachers Union’s lazy vermin are wailing for even more money to fund their failures? The highest paid teachers in the nation with the lowest performing students need to be busted not funded. Bust IFT and CTU. School vouchers for all.
Bust them? The Illinois legislature approved a ballot referendum with bipartisan support. Almost all the democrats and over 60% of the Republicans in the state Senate. We are at the opposite end of busting unions. In fact, in 5 weeks, these unions may have even more power.
Always moving the goalposts. These same critics who are “lambasting” EBF today were all-in on EBF five years ago when it passed.
Many parents pay $10,000+ a year in real estate taxes to ensure their children attend good public schools. They know that redistributing their tax dollars from Hinsale to Harvey is political suicide. Good public schools are about the only thing keeping the tax paying parents in the state. The communist is looking to destroy that too so all students can attend terrible public schools.
10k in Hinsdale would be a bargain. I think the average is around 15k.