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.”
The left is at it again spewing fears on the need for battery cars. Lets look at some of the past leftists fear campaigns 1960s – ‘Oil will be gone in 10 years. We need millions to fix it.’ 1970s – ‘There will be an Ice Age in 10 years. We need millions to fix it.’ 1980s – ‘Acid rain will destroy all the crops in 10 years. We need billions to fix it.’ 1990s – ‘The Ozone layer will be destroyed in 10 years. We need billions to fix it.’ 2000s – ‘The glaciers will all melt in 10… Read more »
Oddly enough the climate does change, but it has nothing to do with humans.
Exactly, would someone please inform the mental morons in Washington.
Here is an article on the costs of owning a EV when you factor in all the subsidies.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-11-07-ev-costs-17-dollar-per-gal-of-gas.html
Saw that yesterday. There was an article behind paywall in Bloomberg, summary said Lucid loses an astounding 338,000 on each Air they sell. Thank God we are underwriting a rich man’s toy.
The public does not have a clue when it comes to good economic decision making. Most people from the CPS cannot even read at grade level. How can anyone allow them to decide on major projects?