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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Have not spent a dime in chicago since this began- I will tell you get out and explore restaurants in Lake county friendly and happy to see you. I have been doing more shopping there as well!Forget chicago
Everyone needs to take of the damn masks once and for all. I cannot believe all of the people in the Dupage County Suburbs still wearing masks in public. This only ends when we end it. We will not vote our way out of this. Wake Up people.
Yeah, right, I’ll believe it when it happens. This whole situation is ludicrous and has persisted far too long.
Remember this in November and vote the bums out!
What a load of BS. Mask mandates have nothing to do with anything. Masks do nothing. Period. What did the health systems do, change their reporting metrics/definitions once again? Testing? The tests that detect the common cold? Is it really covid in all of these “cases”? Does a positive test really mean a person is sick? Is the test detecting a fragment of some old virus? (These truths are out there for all to learn about). Again with the unvaccinated people…why is it that every person I know lately, who has come down with “covid” has been vaccinated? SO SICK… Read more »