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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Laws and the legal system are essentially powerless to address (let alone solve) this economic problem. There is enough flex in the legal system (together with enough ambiguity in the constitution) that an elected court can say what it wants. Government entities are unable to comply with court orders either because they have no money or because no public official is accountable to anybody other than voters (under an electoral system of questionable integrity). Irresponsible officials have insufficient personal assets to pay for the dollar damage caused by their flagrant violation of laws. Lots of lawyers are “out there” to… Read more »