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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There’s no shortage. All BS to drive up wages. The media parrots the union and so it goes….all crooks.
“Unit 5 administrator Baldwin said the district wants to support teachers who choose to leave the district, but it’s not in students’ best interest for teachers to make those moves at the last minute.”
Since when does it matter what is in the students best interest.
Another example of the chilling effect of government overreach…
How does suspending a teachers license alleviate the teacher shortage…?
The original school still lost the 2 teachers, and now the new school(s) may lose them as well…
This is a message of intimidation, nothing more…
Not the best solution but it’s in the contract and that’s the same thing a union member will say when they do something crappy that’s allowed by their contract.