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.”
Jim Edgar. What a dope.
You have to have big cojones to talk about anything after contributing to the downfall of an entire state as Edgar did. Stop putting quarters into this guy, we’ve had enough of his “insight”.
Edgar…the inventor of the infamous “Edgar Ramp” could be attributed as being the grandfather of Illinois pension funding and that pretty much says it all right there.
He’s wrong. As the S+P 500 melts away and inflation continues to crush people, abortion won’t be on the ballot for the majority.
There is a group of individuals that purchase billings not paid to vendors owed by the State at a very good discounted rate and Jim’s in there with the group. Edgar is no different than any other Democrat and perhaps worse as he collects assorted funds from the State. Like so many, just wish he would go away.
Let the one issue voters suffer the consequences of their Ignorance.
When they become homeless they will understand.
Jim Edgar is the poster child of IL RINOS. The go-along-get-along fake republicans who sold out the Illinois taxpayers in exchange for Mike Madigan’s table scraps and a self delusional appearance of relevance. Much of the Illinois financial mess is the result Jim Edgars idiocy. A pox on him. Shut yer yapper Edgar and enjoy your pension.
Better check to polls, Mr. Edgar. Only Dem base is worked up about this. Dems will suffer further with Latinos, who they already lost and who don’t like Roe.
Edgar’s been out of politics so long he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. And from his advice he’s clearly switched over to the Democrat party. He’s talking like some pollster now but he is clueless. Most actual pollsters think that it’s not going to move the needle at all, and we musn’t confuse a loud, vocal and obnoxious Moloch worshiping minority with the enthusiasm of the general populace, most of whom live in Blue States where infanticide is already legal. If anything, this Roe overturning will embolden conservatives who feel like we are winning, bigly, and will push forth… Read more »
Jim Edgar was worthless as tits on 4 bulls, a true know nothing hayseed stuffed into a suit. Edgar’s incompetency started us on this path to destruction, he was a mere puppet, with the combine pulling the strings.
Clueless. But if I were getting 3 public pensions, I might also be.