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Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the lack of police available in Chicago, why an elected school board for CPS is a toss up in terms of creating real reform, the bad decisions behind Mayor Brandon Johnson’s creation of a reparations task force, why Illinois remains a poor place to raise a family, and more.
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Glennon raised the stakes of the moment in broader civilizational terms: “This election in Illinois is not about the usual pedestrian issues… it’s about nothing less than whether Western civilization survives in our democratic republic of America because [the left], just on the open border alone, will destroy the country, and now they’re bringing in the jihadists, frankly, into the party.” Audio and summary linked here.Audio and summary linked here.
New Trier High School made national headlines nine years ago as a “canary in a coal mine” for political indoctrination in public schools. The canaries lived.
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Among the consequences of economic growth that badly lags national averages are billions of lost revenue every year. Yet denial reigns in Illinois, fueling the vicious cycle of demand for higher taxes.
I have seen what happens ,when a retired teacher gets elected to a school board. yup the union gets a rubber stamp. in the long run this will happen to these boards
Agree completely! Back in the early 70’s, the Illinois Constitutional convention that was going to correct all of the State’s problems was hijacked by Unions and Special Interests giving us the mess we have now. Like Easter Sunday brunch at the Old Country Buffet, the biggest groups sated themselves to the biggest portions leaving cold chicken wings and wrinkled string beans for the single family diners. Illinois is well on its way to the same fate as OCB!
In my district, the board acts like more than a rubber stamp. They go out of their way to accommodate the union. They give the union, and the administrators, everything they want, and then say “is there anything else we can do for you?” and they “thank you, nothing more at this board meeting, but next board meeting we’ll have more demands”. This kind of crap leads the board down really whacky paths. My board had an administrator and union officials give them a presentation about how the SAT was very, very bad because ‘rich’ students perform better, so there,… Read more »
Seeing as chitcago has not had a legit election in over 100 years there will be no change with this approach.
Only if CTU and other lobbyists are forbidden to support their candidates financially then elected school board will be good for community representation.
The only way the repukes can win is to forbid the other side from donating. Vote Blue No Matter Who!