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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Stop providing free money to your fine citizens. Must be a democrat. Never had a problem he didn’t want to dump on somebody else! Just another democrat.
Yes, we know lead is very, very bad. However, do we have any evidence that these lead pipes are have caused harm yet? They keep saying how bad the lead pipes are but there hasn’t been a single story I’ve seen that says “My kid drank water from lead pipes and here are his neurological problems”
My understanding is that the fluoride in the water leaches lead out of the pipes. Most of the lead contaminants are at the end point like a water fountain which may not be used too often and thus have the highest concentrations of lead. That is probably where the water is tested.
http://fluoridationaustralia.com/fluoride-lead-and-pipes/
https://fluoridealert.org/news/fluoride-chemicals-leach-lead-into-water-supplies-2/
What I would do to test the water is find some lead pipes and run some non fluoridated water thru them and see if the levels are the same as fluoridated water.
Perhaps Biden should have invested in America instead of Ukraine.
Imagine how those billions of dollars could have helped AMERICANS!