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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Pritzker says “The EV revolution needs to happen quickly enough to beat climate change” Governor Friendly of Exelon Corp and Coal mining cracks me up. He knows where campaign funds generate from but does he know where electricity comes from??? Here’s some fun facts from US Energy Information Administration: Illinois generates more electricity from nuclear energy than any other state and accounted for 13% of U.S. nuclear power generation in 2020. FYI, the shuttered environmental hazardous Zion nuclear power plant has 1,500 tons of spent fuel rods sitting in concrete casks with no where to go. Next up, Consumption of… Read more »