Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560: Why We Need to “Relentlessly” Make the Blue State-Red State Case
November 5, 2026
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Glennon raised the stakes of the moment in broader civilizational terms: “This election in Illinois is not about the usual pedestrian issues… it’s about nothing less than whether Western civilization survives in our democratic republic of America because [the left], just on the open border alone, will destroy the country, and now they’re bringing in the jihadists, frankly, into the party.” Audio and summary linked here.Audio and summary linked here.
New Trier High School made national headlines nine years ago as a “canary in a coal mine” for political indoctrination in public schools. The canaries lived.
Among the consequences of economic growth that badly lags national averages are billions of lost revenue every year. Yet denial reigns in Illinois, fueling the vicious cycle of demand for higher taxes.
No more money for CPS until CTU starts actually teaching, stops indoctrinating students, gets out of politics, and student test scores improve. CPS needs to close underutilized schools and lay off all staff associated with those schools. Stop the waste and spend wisely. Stand up to CTU! More money without change will not fix the schools.
The schools have received more money, and they still haven’t shown any improvement, except in the CTU’s political fund. Great results there. Doesn’t anybody study exactly what does help children learn? Sell me on what you will do differently and show me how it works. And making failing schools “Sustainable Community Schools” that continue to fail isn’ it.
Ralphie Returns! What a terrible movie. It gets the Zucker-Abrams-Zucker exclamation point, since what Ralphie opines usually resembles parody. Ralphie’s latest unfunny script looks the same as all his others. With per-student spending north of $30k, Ralphie thinks that what his benefactors in CPS/IEA need is more confiscated taxpayer funds. Never mind that JB the Hutt and his band of merry thieves have emptied Illinois coffers already. Also never mind that student achievement (where CPS/IEA reluctantly allow its measure) isn’t rising alongside the ever increasing amounts of confiscated taxpayer funds the professional educator class has received. If anything, the results… Read more »
While on the River Forest grammar school board and later Oak Park River Forest HS board, Ralph pushed for massive tax increases. While on the OPRF board he voted to intentionally bypass taxpayers and a referendum in approving what will be well past $200 million in school renovations driven largely by the desire of an elite, connected few for an elaborate pool complex. Ralph excels at lobbying for more taxes. He was recorded saying he loves teaching at Roosevelt U because he can talk equity all the time. His center is primarily union funded, he is essentially a tax increase… Read more »
Bingo!
Boy what a fluff article, The schools need more money how many times have we read that story. If only the schools had more money, just imagine the success in reading and math. Illinois schools could have the defense departments budget and produce nothing more than what it already is producing.
What nonsense. It’s Martire who made up the “evidence based funding formula” and it was designed for just this purpose — to claim that schools deserve lots more money.