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Dismal students outcomes. Billions of wasted dollars. An unaccountable bureaucracy. All-powerful unions. Join Ted for a special discussion on the failures of Illinois’ education system and what Kane County residents can do to address problems and improve student achievement in their local school districts. Hosted by the Three Headed Eagle Alliance.
WHERE: Eaglebrook Country Club, 2288 Fargo Blvd. Geneva
WHEN: Wednesday, February 19th 6-8pm
RSVP at https://www.threeheadedeaglealliance.org/
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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Private schools like Stacy Gates does. That is if you would like your children to get a education.
Mark or Ted. Check out C-Span (Washington Journal). The guests were talking about education. Frederick Hess works at American Enterprise Institute (search education on their website) who is in favor of more choice for parents. May be worth contacting him and tell them what Wirepoints is doing in Illinois.
https://www.aei.org/search-results/?wpsolr_q=frederick+hess
Here is the show.
https://www.c-span.org/event/washington-journal/02-08-2025/430750