Chicago Teachers Union contract demands are totally divorced from reality – Wirepoints
May 8, 2024
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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.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 5/4/2024.
Gov. JB Pritzker calls it “ethics” reform.
It’s rare to see city leaders in Chicago take an open, unabashed stance on the collapse of literacy. To complain is deemed as too political, too racist or too anti-public schools. So it’s refreshing to see Willie Wilson, a successful businessman and leader of the black community, call for a literacy initiative “with the goal of getting 100% of Black students reading at grade level.”
I think the reason IL cost estimates for large expenditures so often end up drastically under actual costs is because IL doesn’t factor in what I like to affectionately call corruption costs. Therefore, estimates for future, large expenditures should include a 50 percent add-on for corruption, so the estimates will be much closer to actual costs.
What the actual cost is not the inflated cost hopefully to get reimbursed from the federal govt are entirely separate matters. Right now the cost is well over $80K for a family of four for the jumpers mostly going to those allegedly taking care of them. Right now a family of four citizens making $80K are paying the mortgage/auto payments/clothing/insurance/food/taxes/etc which none of the jumpers are doing or paying for. Totally inflated costs for purpose of getting reimbursed down the road.
P.S. Does not include all the charity many are getting from local organizations.