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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What a crock of Pritzker crap when things get to hot and are published by the local media and Pritzker’s malfeasance is exposed he comes on the scene like he is a big hero, throw money everywhere with no accountability, November 2022 vote this blowhard out of office.
What a hoot. Replace one badly managed state facility that Illinois isn’t capable of supervising with 10 or 12 different “group homes” that no one will be able to keep a rope around. As I recall, it wasn’t too long ago that the horrors endemic to the group homes were all over the news. Illinois excusing itself by saying, “There’s just too many, we can’t keep track” and the group home operators themselves dodging questions and hiding under rocks. Closing badly run institutions – instead of fixing them – and throwing the developmentally disabled and mentally ill out into the… Read more »