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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***—Caprara, who is getting more than half of her $298,000 salary from the governor directly, contends such employees follow all ethical guidelines.—***
This just proves they are not following the ethical guidelines, if they were actually being ethical, they would decline the *JBP bonus*…
This is technically unconstitutional because it creates staff loyal to him and not to the State of Illinois.
But you don’t see anyone challenging this in court.
Anne Caprara making $300K/year as a political gadfly is lame. I don’t think she’d have been poached at $150K, let alone $300K. Supply definitely exceeds demand in that sector.