Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE — Democrats Rebel Against Pritzker’s School Mask Rules – Chicago Tonight
Where have these people been for 24 months?
Be careful what you wish for. The IL legislature is so progressive, so crazy, their idea of covid-mitigations would make New Zealand, Australia or China look like Disneyworld. They’d have locked you in your home for two years. JB is a tyrant but at least he feels like he has to answer to voters vs. a Republican candidate in a few months. Our legislature runs mostly unopposed and they have nothing to fear, they’d have gone full authoritarian.
Agree with you. There is a lot of frustration and disappointment with IL GOP overall. They have stayed silent and gone along with Pritzker’s tyranny for two years. They have all participated in COVID Theatre and many have promoted the vaccines which they had no place to do. IL GOP very late to the game.
“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”
If the IL GOP screams ‘tyrant’, but no journalist reports it, does it matter at all?
If Pritzker fell in a forest the sound would travel further and would likely be followed by vigorous bellowing of a creature unable to regain a vertical posture.