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.
I read a story years ago that there is a major street that separates portions of Vermont and New Hampshire. The Vermont sales tax rate, not surprisingly, is very high as compared to N.H.’s relatively lower rate. Over the years businesses and shopping have sprung along the N.H. side of the border while businesses have shuttered on the Vermont side, causing many of the towns along the border to struggle economically as Vermont residents – who all voted for the higher sales tax – choose to make their purchases in N.H. I imagine this trend in IL will only continue,… Read more »