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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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We incessantly ask the kids about their mental health, have sessions with them for the purpose of learning good mental health strategies, offer no strategies or encouragement to use self-discipline, perseverance, or courage…. and then the powers that be are shocked in the explosion of students claiming to have mental health issues. Don’t forget they are barraged daily by social media which has convinced them that the social currency of the day is sadness, anxiety, and victimhood. They see no value in achievement. Every time a student asks me to not call on him during class because he has „social… Read more »
I’m in theory against the 5 mental health days but I’m going to use them. I take my son out of school on the SEL focused days and we do fun stuff, like go to Six Flags, Dave & Busters, hiking in the forest preserve, camping, etc.
Look at you, problem solving instead of just complaining.
You could follow the example of a few educators that I worked with and conveniently schedule the day off after a long holiday weekend/ break.