Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes, why lawmakers don’t want to touch the tax’s cost drivers, just how much Illinoisans’ tax burden has grown over the decades, why Gov. Pritzker failed to meet his promise to reform property taxes, and more.
Illinois’ dismal education numbers – especially for minority students – are embarrassing to politicians and officials. But rather than admit there’s a problem with Illinois’ education system, they attack the state’s own standards for being “too high,” instead.
Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the free speech controversy brewing in Wilmette due to the city’s refusal to fly a religious freedom flag, the city’s left-wing excesses and the growing culture war, the latest money spent on the illegal immigrant crisis, and more.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 4/14/2024.
Chicago Public Schools is failing its students in almost every way. What can be done to save the educational futures of Chicago’s children? Join Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski as he participates in an education roundtable discussion hosted by Seeking Educational Excellence (SEE).
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She has a point, she didn’t say this directly, but she said it indirectly by observation of the state of the community. The schools have unfortunately become the parents, moral authority, police, etc. for these kids. Their real parents can’t even pack a lunch. She names a dozen things teachers can do that parents should be doing, in defense of her Union. The problem is schools will always make incredibly bad parents, especially when their hands are tied by litigation risk-aversion rules. I wish they would stick to teaching, and again she conveniently ignores the horrible academic outcome to spending… Read more »
Well said.